Which is a molecular geometry that is somewhat common for transition metal complexes but violates VSEPR principles? Group of answer choices octahedral for 6-coordinate complexes square-planar for 4-coordinate complexes tetrahedral for 4-coordinate complexes trigonal bipyramidal for 5-coordinate complexes

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Which is a molecular geometry that is somewhat common for transition metal complexes but violates VSEPR principles?
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octahedral for 6-coordinate complexes
square-planar for 4-coordinate complexes
tetrahedral for 4-coordinate complexes
trigonal bipyramidal for 5-coordinate complexes
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