Coordination Compounds Question 5
Question 5 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1)
Yellow compound of lead chromate gets dissolved on treatment with hot $NaOH$ solution. The product of lead formed is a :
(1) Tetraanionic complex with coordination number six
(2) Neutral complex with coordination number four
(3) Dianionic complex with coordination number six
(4) Dianionic complex with coordination number four
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Answer (4)
Solution
$PbCrO _4+NaOH$ (hot excess) $\rightarrow\left[Pb(OH) _4\right]^{-2}+Na _2 CrO _4$
Dianionic complex with coordination number four