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`[Ni(CO)_(4)]` possess tetrahedral geometry while `[Pt(NH_(3))_(2)Cl_(2)]` has square planar geometry. Explain.

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Ni atom in `[Ni(CO)_(4)]` in `sp^(3)` hybridised while the hybridisation of Pt atom in `[Pt(NH_(3))_(2)Cl_(2)]` is `dsp^(2)`
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