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 Multiple Choice QuestionsShort Answer Type

271.

What is coordination number of metal ion in [Pt(NH3)2(C2O4)]?

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272. How would you account for the fact that both Ni(CO)4 and (NiCl4)2– have a tetrahedral geometry? (Atomic number of Ni = 28). Which one has a higher magnetic moment?
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273.

What do you understand by crystal field splitting? Draw figure to show splitting of degenerate d-orbitals in an octahedral crystal field.

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274.

What are the main postulates of Werner’s theory? Write the correct formula and IUPAC name of the coordination compound for CrCl3.6H2O, one mole of which give two moles of AgCl with AgNO3,.

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275. [Ni(CO)4 has a tetrahedral geometry whereas [Ni(CN)4]4– has square planar geometry. Why?


Ni(CO)4 = Ni + 4CO

The valence shell electronic configuration of ground state Ni atom is 3d8 4s2
All of these 10 electrons are pushed into 3d orbitals and get paired up when strong field CO ligands approach Ni atom. The empty 4s and three 4p orbitals undergo sp3 hybridization and form bonds with CO ligands to give Ni(CO)4. Thus Ni(CO)4 is diamagnetic. 
thus according to VBT sp3 hybridization have tetrahedral geometry.


In [Ni(CN)4]2-, there is Ni2+ ion for which the electronic configuration in the valence shell is 3d8 4s0.

 In presence of strong field CN- ions, all the electrons are paired up. The empty 4d, 3s and two 4p orbitals undergo dsp2 hybridization to make bonds with CN- ligands in square planar geometry. Thus [Ni(CN)4]2- is diamagnetic. 






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276. [Fe(CN)6]4– is diamagnetic while [FeF6]4– is strongly paramagnetic. Why?
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277.

What is complex? How is it different from a double salt?

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsLong Answer Type

278.

Give the systematic name for each of the following compounds:

(i)[Pt(NH3)4Cl2][PtCl4]         
(ii) [Cr(CO)5Cl](ClO3)2     
(iii) K3[Cr(CN)6]
(iv)[Co(NH)4Cl2]+ 
(v) (NH4)3[Co(NO2)6]            
(vi) K2[CuCl4]

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279.

Give the chemical formula for each of the following compounds:
(i) Potassium hexanitro cobaltate(III).
(ii) Potassium hexacyano cobaltate(III).
(iii) Ammonium trans-dichlorodiodo aurate(III).
(iv) Sodium pentacyano carbonyl ferrate(II).
(v) Diamminechlorido(methylamine)plantinum(II)
chloride.
(vi)Dichloridobis(ethane–1,2diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate

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280. Explain the geometry of [Cr(NH3)6]3+ ion by valence bond theory of complexes. Why is this not diamagnetic?
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