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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

What is the structure of anionic coordination sphere in \(\left[ Cr \left( NH _3\right)_6\right]\left[ CuCl _5\right]\) complex?

  1. A Trigonal bipyramidal
  2. B Square pyramidal
  3. C Tetrahedral
  4. D Square planar
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(A) Trigonal bipyramidal

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Coordination number of Cu in \(\left[ CuCl _5\right]^{2-}\) is 5. Possible geometries for coordination number 5 are Trigonal bipyramidal and Square pyramidal. Known structures of 5-coordinate copper(II) chloride complexes, such as \(\left[ CuCl _5\right]^{3-}\), are trigonal…