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JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds · medium

Correct statement(s) about the following coordination species (atomic numbers: Fe 26, Co 27, Ni 28; use the spin-only formula) is(are)

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Correct statement(s) about the following coordination species (atomic numbers: Fe 26, Co 27, Ni 28; use the spin-only formula) is(are)
  1. A. [NiCl4]2−\mathrm{[NiCl_4]^{2-}} is tetrahedral and paramagnetic with μ≈2.83 BM\mu\approx2.83\ \mathrm{BM}
  2. B. [Ni(CN)4]2−\mathrm{[Ni(CN)_4]^{2-}} is square planar and diamagnetic
  3. C. [Fe(CN)6]3−\mathrm{[Fe(CN)_6]^{3-}} is a high-spin complex with five unpaired electrons
  4. D. [Co(NH3)6]3+\mathrm{[Co(NH_3)_6]^{3+}} is paramagnetic with four unpaired electrons
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Answer: A, B

Option A is correct: Ni2+\mathrm{Ni^{2+}} is d8d^8 and with the weak-field Cl−\mathrm{Cl^-} ligand the complex is sp3sp^3 tetrahedral with two unpaired electrons, so μ=2×4=2.83 BM\mu=\sqrt{2\times4}=2.83\ \mathrm{BM}. Option B is correct: cyanide is a strong-field ligand, which pairs the d8d^8 electrons and gives dsp2dsp^2 square planar geometry with no unpaired electrons. Option C is wrong: Fe3+\mathrm{Fe^{3+}} is d5d^5, but cyanide is strong field, so the complex is low spin (t2g5t_{2g}^5) with one unpaired electron and μ=1.73 BM\mu=1.73\ \mathrm{BM}. Option D is wrong: Co3+\mathrm{Co^{3+}} is d6d^6 and with NH3\mathrm{NH_3} the splitting exceeds the pairing energy, giving t2g6t_{2g}^6, which is diamagnetic with d2sp3d^2sp^3 hybridisation.
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