One or more options correct
The correct statement(s) about the complexes , , and is(are)
- A. is tetrahedral and diamagnetic.
- B. is tetrahedral with two unpaired electrons.
- C. is square planar and diamagnetic.
- D. has a spin-only magnetic moment of about .
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Answer: A, B, C
Count d electrons and ligand field strength. In nickel is , , and tetrahedral; all electrons are paired, so (A) is true. In , is and the weak-field chloride gives a tetrahedral geometry in which two electrons are unpaired, so BM; (B) is true. In the strong-field cyanide forces pairing of the ion and square planar geometry, diamagnetic; (C) is true. In , is and cyanide gives the low-spin configuration with no unpaired electrons, so it is diamagnetic. The value 4.9 BM would be the high-spin case, so (D) is false.
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