Class 12th Chemistry 2017 Set3 Delhi Board Paper Solution

Question 20

Write the hybridisation and magnetic character of [Co(C2 O4)3]3− . (Atomic number of Co = 27)

Answer

Cobalt exists in the +3 oxidation state in the given complex.

Orbitals of Co3+ ion:

Hence, the geometry of the complex is found to be octahedral.

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