Coordination Compounds 1 Question 7

####7. The oxidation states of $Cr$, in $\left[Cr\left(H _2 O\right) _6\right] Cl _3,\left[Cr\left(C _6 H _6\right) _2\right]$, and $K _2\left[Cr(CN) _2(O) _2\left(O _2\right)\left(NH _3\right)\right]$ respectively are

(a) $+3,+4$ and +6

(b) $+3,+2$ and +4

(c) $+3,0$ and +6

(d) $+3,0$ and +4

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 7. (a)

Solution:

  1. Let the oxidation state of $Cr$ in all cases is ’ $x$ '

(i) Oxidation state of $Cr$ in $\left[Cr\left(H _2 O\right) _6\right] Cl _3$

$$ x+(0 \times 6)+(-1 \times 3)=0 $$

$$ \text { or } \quad x+0-3=0 \text { or } x=+3 $$

(ii) Oxidation state of $Cr$ in $\left[Cr\left(C _6 H _6\right) _2\right]$

$$ x+(2 \times 0)=0 \quad \text { or } \quad x=0 $$

(iii) Oxidation state of $Cr$ in

$$ \begin{gathered} K _2\left[Cr(CN) _2(O) _2\left(O _2\right)\left(NH _3\right)\right] \ 1 \times 2+x+(-1 \times 2)+(-2 \times 2)+(-2)+0=0 \ \text { or } \quad 2+x-2-4-2=0 \text { or } x-6=0 \end{gathered} $$

hence $x=+6$

Thus, $+3,0$ and +6 is the answer.



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