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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 5. Co-ordination chemistry

Consider the coordination compound, \([Co(NH_3)_6]Cl_3\). In the fonnation of this complex, the species which acts as the Lewis acid is

  1. A \([Co(NH_3)_6]^{3+}\)
  2. B \(Cl^-\)
  3. C \(Co^{3+}\)
  4. D \(NH_3\)
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(A) \([Co(NH_3)_6]^{3+}\)

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\(\mathop {C{o^{3 + }}}\limits_{Lewis\,acid} + \,\mathop {6N{H_3}}\limits_{Lewis\,base} \to \mathop {{{\left[ {Co{{\left( {N{H_3}} \right)}_6}} \right]}^{3 + }}}\limits_{adduct} \)
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