The geometry of a complex species can be understood from the knowledge of the type of hybridisation of orbitals of central atom. The hybridisation of orbitals of central atom in [Be(OH) 4 ] - and the geometry of the complex are respectively

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Boron has an electronic configuration:
In the excited state, 2s-orbital electrons are impaired and one electron is shifted to a p-orbital.

Now, hybridization occurs between one sand three p-orbitals to give sp³ hybridization and tetrahedral geometry.

The geometry of a complex species can be understood from the knowledge of the type of hybridisation of orbitals of central atom. The hybridisation of orbitals of central atom in [Be(OH)4]- and the geometry of the complex are respectively

The geometry of a complex species can be understood from the knowledge of the type of hybridisation of orbitals of central atom. The hybridisation of orbitals of central atom in [Be(OH)₄]^- and the geometry of the complex are respectively