JEE Main 2010ChemistryCoordination CompoundsCoordination NumbermediumMCQ

JEE Main 2010Coordination Compounds Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2010

Question

A solution containing 2.675g of CoCl3. 6NH3 (molar mass = 267.5 g mol–1) is passed through a cation exchanger. The chloride ions obtained in solution were treated with excess of AgNO3 to give 4.78 g of AgCl (molar mass = 143.5 g mol–1). The formula of the complex is : (At. Mass of Ag = 108 u)

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A[Co(NH3)6]Cl3

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Number of moles of the complex

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Number of moles of obtained

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Number of moles of obtained

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