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According to Werner's coordination theory, which of the following...

According to Werner's coordination theory, which of the following empirical formulations of platinum(IV) chloride with ammonia will exhibit the lowest molar conductance in aqueous solution and fail to give a white precipitate with excess AgNO3\mathrm{AgNO_3}?

Options

  1. APtCl4⋅6NH3\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 6NH_3}
  2. BPtCl4⋅5NH3\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 5NH_3}
  3. CPtCl4⋅4NH3\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 4NH_3}
  4. DPtCl4⋅2NH3\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 2NH_3}

Correct answer

D. PtCl4⋅2NH3\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 2NH_3}

Step-by-step solution

According to Werner's coordination theory, the secondary valency (coordination number) of Pt(IV) is 6. The given empirical formulas can be represented as coordination complexes by satisfying the secondary valency of 6 with ammonia molecules and chloride ions:

PtCl4⋅6NH3⇒[Pt(NH3)6]Cl4\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 6NH_3} \Rightarrow [\mathrm{Pt(NH_3)_6}]Cl_4 (yields 5 ions, 4 precipitable Cl−Cl^- ions)

PtCl4⋅5NH3⇒[Pt(NH3)5Cl]Cl3\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 5NH_3} \Rightarrow [\mathrm{Pt(NH_3)_5Cl}]Cl_3 (yields 4 ions, 3 precipitable Cl−Cl^- ions)

PtCl4⋅4NH3⇒[Pt(NH3)4Cl2]Cl2\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 4NH_3} \Rightarrow [\mathrm{Pt(NH_3)_4Cl_2}]Cl_2 (yields 3 ions, 2 precipitable Cl−Cl^- ions)

PtCl4⋅2NH3⇒[Pt(NH3)2Cl4]\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 2NH_3} \Rightarrow [\mathrm{Pt(NH_3)_2Cl_4}] (yields 0 ions, 0 precipitable Cl−Cl^- ions)

Since [Pt(NH3)2Cl4][\mathrm{Pt(NH_3)_2Cl_4}] is a neutral complex, it does not ionize in aqueous solution. Therefore, it exhibits the lowest molar conductance (almost zero) and fails to give a white precipitate of AgCl\mathrm{AgCl} upon the addition of excess AgNO3\mathrm{AgNO_3}.

Answer: PtCl4⋅2NH3\mathrm{PtCl_4 \cdot 2NH_3}
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