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The spin only magnetic moment of the complex [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 in BM is

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Important Questions on Coordination Compounds

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The difference in the number of unpaired electrons of a metal ion in its high-spin and low-spin octahedral complexes is two. The metal ion is:
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The correct statement about the magnetic properties of [Fe(CN)6]3- and [FeF6]3- is : (Z = 26).
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The metal's d- orbitals that are directly facing the ligands in K3CoCN6 are:
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The hybridization involved in complex NiCN42- is: (Atomic number of Ni = 28)
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The pair having the same magnetic moment is:

At. No. :Cr=24, Mn=25, Fe=26, Co=27
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The spin only magnetic moment of ZCl42- is 3.87 BM where Z is:
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The species that has a spin-only magnetic moment of 5.9BM, is :
(Td=tetrahedral)
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The geometries of the ammonia complexes of Ni2+ , Pt2+ and Zn2+ respectively, are :
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The correct statements among I to III are:
(I) Valence bond theory cannot explain the color exhibited by transition metal complexes.
(II) Valence bond theory can predict quantitatively the magnetic properties of transition metal complexes.
(III) Valence bond theory cannot distinguish ligands as weak and strong field ones.
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The magnetic moment of an octahedral homoleptic Mn(II) complex is 5.9B.M. . The suitable ligand for this complex is:
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The pair in which both the species have the same magnetic moment (spin only) is:
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An octahedral complex of Co3+ is diamagnetic. The hybridisation involved in the formation of the complex is :
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The one that can exhibit highest paramagnetic behaviour among the following is : gly= glycinato; bpy=2,2'-bipyridine
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Choose the complex, which is paramagnetic

(i) FeH2O62+

(ii) K3CrCN6

(iii) K3FeCN6

(iv) K2NiCN4

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Consider the following complex ions, P, Q and R.

P=FeF63-,Q=VH2O62+, R=FeH2O62+ 

The correct order of the complex ions, according to their spin-only magnetic moment values (in B.M.) is

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Among NiCO4, NiCl42-, CoNH34Cl2Cl, Na3CoF6, Na2O2 and CsO2, the total number of paramagnetic compounds is