JEE Main202118 Mar 2021Evening ShiftChemistryCoordination CompoundsActual
The secondary valency and the number of hydrogen bonded water molecule(s) in CuSO 4 · 5 H 2 O , respectively, are
Options
- A6 and 4
- B4 and 1
- C6 and 5
- D5 and 1
Correct answer
B. 4 and 1
Step-by-step solution
In CuSO 4 . 5 H 2 O , Cu is coordinated with 4 water molecules and two more oxygen atoms from Sulphate ion. Now fifth water molecule is hydrogen-bonded and is deeply embedded in a crystal. It is not coordinated. Only 4 water molecules are coordinated and the fifth is the only hydrogen bonded.