Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Answer
(1) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution
Ni2+ + 2 dmgH NH4OH [Ni(dmg)2] + 2H+
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Each chelate ring Ni–N=C–C=N has 5 atoms ⇒ five-membered rings ⇒ Statement I is false.
Prussian blue Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3: 4 Fe(+3) outside, Fe(+2) in [Fe(CN)6]4- ⇒ Statement II is true.
Answer: (1)