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GUJCET · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Which of the following complex ions absorbs the light of minimum wavelength ?

  1. A \(\left[ Co \left( H _2 O \right)_6\right]^{3+}\)
  2. B \(\left[ CoF _6\right]^{3-}\)
  3. C \(\left[ Co ( CN )_6\right]^{3-}\)
  4. D \(\left[ Co \left( NH _3\right)_6\right]^{3+}\)
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(C) \(\left[ Co ( CN )_6\right]^{3-}\)

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C
Wavelength of light absorb \(\propto \frac{1}{\text { stability of complex }}\)