Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Answer
(4) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Statement I:
[Cu(NH3)4]2+: Cu2+, 3d9 1 unpaired electron
[Ni(en)3]2+ and [Ni(NH3)6]2+: Ni2+, 3d8, octahedral (sp3d2) 2 unpaired electrons each
[Mn(H2O)6]2+: Mn2+, 3d5, H2O is a weak field ligand (high spin) 5 unpaired electrons
[Mn(H2O)6]2+ has the maximum number of unpaired electrons. Statement I is true.
Statement II:
[NiCl4]2-: Ni2+ (3d8), Cl- is weak, sp3, tetrahedral 2 unpaired electrons, paramagnetic
[Ni(CO)4]: Ni(0), 3d10, sp3 diamagnetic
[Ni(CN)4]2-: Ni2+ (3d8), CN- is strong, electrons paired, dsp2, square planar diamagnetic
Only the pair \ [Ni(CO)4], [Ni(CN)4]2-\ contains only diamagnetic species; the number of such pairs is one, not two. Statement II is false.
Answer: (4)