NEETChemistryCoordination Compounds
Which of the following is the correct structural formula and name for the coordination compound CrCl₃⋅4H₂O, which precipitates silver chloride when treated with silver nitrate, and the molar conductance of its solution corresponds to a total of two ions?
Options
- A[Cr(H₂O)₂Cl₃] - Dichloridobis(aqua)chromium(III)
- B[Cr(H₂O)₄Cl₂]Cl - Tetraaquadichloridochromium(III) chloride
- C[Cr(H₂O)₄Cl₂] - Tetraaquadichloridochromium(III)
- D[Cr(H₂O)₆]Cl₃ - Hexaaquachromium(III) chloride
Correct answer
B. [Cr(H₂O)₄Cl₂]Cl - Tetraaquadichloridochromium(III) chloride
Step-by-step solution
Correct Option is : (B) [Cr(H₂O)₄Cl₂]Cl - Tetraaquadichloridochromium(III) chloride