MCQ
$EAN$ of $Fe$ in $[Fe(C_2O_4)_3]^{3-}$
  • $27$
  • B
    $24$
  • C
    $35$
  • D
    $29$

Answer

Correct option: A.
$27$
a
In $\left[ Co \left( NH _{3}\right)_{5} CO _{3}\right] ClO _{4}$, five ammonia ligands and one carbonate ligand is attached to the central cobalt atom. Hence, the coordination number is six.

Let $X$ be the oxidation number of cobalt. $X+(-2)+(-1)=0$ or $X=3 .$ Hence, the oxidation number is 3 .

The outer electronic configuration of cobalt (atomic number 27 ) is $3 d^{7} 4 s^{2} .$ The outer electronic configuration of $Co ^{+3}$ will be $3 d^{6} 4 s^{0} .$ Thus it contains six d electrons.

$\left[ Co \left( NH _{3}\right)_{5} CO _{3}\right] ClO _{4}$ is inner orbital or low spin complexes. all the electrons are paired due to $d^{2} s p^{3}$ hybridization of $C o^{+3}$ ion. Hence, the number of unpaired d electrons is zero.

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