JEE Main 2015 Chemistry question
Which molecule/ion among the following cannot act as a ligand in complex compounds?
Answer: (2)
Solution
A ligand must possess at least one lone pair of electrons to donate into a vacant orbital of the metal. In methane, carbon's four valence electrons are all used in the four CH bonds and the hydrogens have none to spare, so has
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