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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

The spin magnetic moment of cobalt in the compound named Mercuric tetrathiocyanato cobaltate (II) is

  1. A \(\sqrt{8}\)
  2. B \(\sqrt{24}\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{15}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt{3}\)
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(C) \(\sqrt{15}\)

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\(\text{Co in Mercuric tetrathiocyanato cobaltate (II) is Co}^{2+}\) \(\text{Co}^{2+}\) is d\(^7\). Tetrahedral \(\text{Co}^{2+}\) with thiocyanate (weak field ligand) is high spin. Number of unpaired electrons, \(n = 3\). \(\mu = \sqrt{n(n+2)}\)…