Question: The Ag + ion is larger in a square planar environment than it is in a tetrahedral one. For Ni +2 the reverse is true.

The Ag+ ion is larger in a square planar environment than it is in a tetrahedral one. For Ni+2 the reverse is true. Explain.

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