JEE Main 202621 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 21 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Coordination Compounds
JEE Main 2026 · 21 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds
Identify the metal ions among Co^ 2+ , Ni^ 2+ , Fe^ 2+ , V^ 3+ and...
Identify the metal ions among and having a spin-only magnetic moment value more than 3.0 BM. The sum of unpaired electrons present in the high spin octahedral complexes formed by those metal ions is .
Correct answer
7
Step-by-step solution
The spin-only magnetic moment is given by BM, where is the number of unpaired electrons.
For BM, must be (since for , BM and for , BM).
Electronic configurations and unpaired electrons () in high spin octahedral complexes:
The metal ions with BM are () ().
The sum of unpaired electrons for these ions is .
For BM, must be (since for , BM and for , BM).
Electronic configurations and unpaired electrons () in high spin octahedral complexes:
| Metal Ion | Configuration | (BM) | |
| 3 | 3.87 | ||
| 2 | 2.83 | ||
| 4 | 4.90 | ||
| 2 | 2.83 | ||
| 2 | 2.83 |
The metal ions with BM are () ().
The sum of unpaired electrons for these ions is .