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COMEDK · Chemistry · 24. Coordination Compounds

Arrange the following compounds in the decreasing order of the molar conductivities of their aqueous solutions.
\(\begin{array}{cccc}\mathrm{A} & \quad \mathrm{B} & \quad \mathrm{C} & \quad \mathrm{D} \\ {\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_5 \mathrm{Cl}] \mathrm{Cl}_2\right.} & \quad {\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{Cl}_3\right]} & \quad {\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_4 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl}} & \quad {\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_6\right] \mathrm{Cl}_3}\end{array}\)

  1. A \(\mathrm{B}>\mathrm{A}>\mathrm{C}>\mathrm{D}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{B}>\mathrm{C}>\mathrm{A}>\mathrm{D}\)
  3. C \(D>A>C>B\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{A}>\mathrm{B}>\mathrm{D}>\mathrm{C}\)
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(C) \(D>A>C>B\)

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Molar conductivity of an electrolyte in aqueous solution depends on the number of ions produced upon dissociation. The greater the number of ions, the higher the molar conductivity. Dissociation of the given complexes: A:…