JEE Main 2021 — Coordination Compounds Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Morning Shift
Question
The equivalents of ethylene diamine required to replace the neutral ligands from the coordination sphere of the trans-complex of CoCl3 . 4NH3 is _________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
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NH3 is the neutral monodentate ligand. Ethylene diamine is a neutral didentate ligand.
So, two ethylene diamine are equivalent to four 'NH3' ligand.
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