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MHT CET 202625 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
25 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Coordination Compounds

MHT CET 2026 · 25 April · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Which of the following coordinate complexes contains one or more...

Which of the following coordinate complexes contains one or more neutral ligand / ligands in its coordination sphere?

Options

  1. APotassium trioxalatoaiuminate(III)
  2. BPentaammineaquacobalt(III) iodide
  3. CSodium hexanitrocobaltate(III)
  4. DHexacyanoferrate(II) ion

Correct answer

B. Pentaammineaquacobalt(III) iodide

Step-by-step solution

Let us analyze the ligands present in the coordination sphere of each complex:

Potassium trioxalatoaluminate(III): K3[Al(C2O4)3]K_3[Al(C_2O_4)_3] contains oxalato ligands (C_2O_4^{2-}),whichareanionic.<br><br>Pentaammineaquacobalt(III)iodide:), which are anionic.<br><br>Pentaammineaquacobalt(III) iodide:[Co(NH_3)_5(H_2O)]I_3containsammine(NH3contains ammine (NH_3) and aqua (H_2O)ligands,bothofwhichareneutralmolecules.<br><br>Sodiumhexanitrocobaltate(III):) ligands, both of which are neutral molecules.<br><br>Sodium hexanitrocobaltate(III):Na_3[Co(NO_2)_6]containsnitroligands(NO2−contains nitro ligands (NO_2^{-}), which are anionic.

Hexacyanoferrate(II) ion: [Fe(CN)6]4−[Fe(CN)_6]^{4-} contains cyano ligands (CN^{-}),whichareanionic.<br><br>Thus,pentaammineaquacobalt(III)iodideistheonlycomplexcontainingneutralligandsinitscoordinationsphere.<br><br>Answer:Pentaammineaquacobalt(III)iodide), which are anionic.<br><br>Thus, pentaammineaquacobalt(III) iodide is the only complex containing neutral ligands in its coordination sphere.<br><br>Answer: Pentaammineaquacobalt(III) iodide
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