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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryCoordination CompoundsJEE Main

On the basis of the observations made with aqueous solutions of the compounds below (moles of precipitated per mole of compound with excess : : 2; : 2; : 0; : 1; : 0), find the number of complexes in which the secondary valence of the metal ion is 6.

Answer: $4$

Solution

Coordinated (non-ionisable) = total − precipitated . : 0 coordinated + 4 = CN 4 (Pd, square planar — excluded). : 0 coordinated + 6 = CN 6.

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