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Number of complexes from the following with even number of unpaired...
Number of complexes from the following with even number of unpaired " (\mathrm{d}) " electrons is (\qquad) (\left[\mathrm{V}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_6\right]^{3+},\left[\mathrm{Cr}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_6\right]^{2+},\left[\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_6\right]^{3+},\left[\mathrm{Ni}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_6\right]^{3+},\left[\mathrm{Cu}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_6\right]^{2+})
[Given atomic numbers : (\mathrm{V}=23, \mathrm{Cr}=24, \mathrm{Fe}=26, \mathrm{Ni}=28 \mathrm{Cu}=29)]
Options
A2
B1
C4
D5
Correct answer
A. 2
Step-by-step solution
[V(H2O)6]3+→d2sp323V:−[Ar]3d34s2V+3:−[Ar]3d2,n=2 (even number of unpaired e−)[Cr(H2O)6]2+→sp3d224Cr:−[Ar]3d54s1Cr+2:−[Ar]3d4,n=4 (even number of unpaired e−)[Fe(H2O)6]3+→sp3d2Fe3+:−[Ar]3d54s0n=5( odd number of unpaired e−)[Ni(H2O)6]3+→sp3d2Ni:−[Ar]3d84s2Ni+3:−[Ar]3d7,n=3 (odd number of unpaired e−)[Cu(H2O)6]2+→sp3d2Cu:−[Ar]3d94s0n=1 (odd number of unpaired e−)$