[Co(NH_3)_5(NO_2)]^ 2+ and [Co(NH_3)_5(ONO)]^ 2+ will differ in

JEE Advanced Chemistry question

and will differ in

(A)ColourCorrect
(B)Structure
(C)Hybridisation
(D)magnetic moment

Answer: (A)

Solution

These two complexes are linkage isomers of the ambidentate ligand : in the first, nitrogen is bonded to cobalt (nitro, ); in the second, oxygen is bonded to cobalt (nitrito, ). This difference in the donor atom changes the ligand field experienced by

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