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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 23. Coordination Compounds

Among \(\left[ Ni ( CO )_4\right],\left[ NiCl _4\right]^{2-},\left[ Co \left( NH _3\right)_4 Cl _2\right] Cl , Na _3\) \(\left[ CoF _6\right], Na _2 O _2\) and \(CsO _2\), the total number of paramagnetic compounds is

  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 4
  4. D 5
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(B) 3

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Compound
/Ion
Unpaired ElectronMagnetic nature of compound
1. \(\left[ Ni ( CO )_4\right]\)\(3 d^{10},\) \(sp ^3\)0Dia
magnetic
2. \([ Co \left( NH _3\right)_4\) \(Cl _2] Cl\)\(3 d^6, d^2\) \(sp ^3\)0Para
magnetic
3. \(\left[ NiCl _4\right]^{2-}\)\(3 d^8,\) \(sp ^3\)2Dia
magnetic
4. \(Na _3\)\(\left[ CoF _6\right]\)\(3 d^6, sp ^3 \) \(d^2\)4Para
magnetic
5. \(Na _2 O _2\)\(O _2^{2-}\)0Dia
magnetic
6. \(CsO _2\)\(O _2^{-1}\)1Para
magnetic
So, the total number of paramagnetic compounds is \(3.\)
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