Statement I: $\mathrm{SnCl}_2$ does not act as ligand but $\mathrm{SnCl}_3{ }^{-}$ acts as good ligand Statement II: On addition of $\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$to $\mathrm{SnCl}_2$ orbital containing the lone pair acquires less s-character

Statement I and statement II are correct but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I

Statement I is correct but statement II is false

Statement I if false but statement II is correct

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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS

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Statement I:

\mathrm{SnCl}_2

does not act as ligand but

\mathrm{SnCl}_3{ }^{-}

acts as good ligand

Statement II: On addition of

\mathrm{Cl}^{-}

\mathrm{SnCl}_2

orbital containing the lone pair acquires less s-character

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Correct option: A

Statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

The correct answer is A because both statements are correct, and Statement II correctly explains why SnCl3- acts as a good ligand while SnCl2 does not.

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Which has maximum paramagnetic character? Ionization of

\mathrm{K}\left[ {\mathrm{Ag}{{\left( {\mathrm{CN}} \right)}_2}} \right]

will give: The cation that does not form an ammine complex with excess of ammonia is: The complexes

\left[ {\mathrm{PtC}{\mathrm{l}_2}{{\left( {\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{H}_3}} \right)}_4}} \right]\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{r}_2}\mathrm{\;and\;}\left[ {\mathrm{PtB}{\mathrm{r}_2}{{\left( {\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{H}_3}} \right)}_4}} \right]\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{l}_2}\mathrm{\;}

are example for isomerism The correct name of

\left[\mathrm{Pt}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_4 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right]\left[\mathrm{PtCl}_4\right]

is: Which of the following pairs of isomers and types of isomerism are correctly matched?

(I)

\left[{Co}\left({NH}_3\right)_5\left({NO}_2\right)\right] {Cl}_2

and

\left[{Co}\left({NH}_3\right)_5({ONO})\right] {Cl}_2 \ldots \ldots \ldots

Linkage

(II)

\left[{Cu}\left({NH}_3\right)_4\right]\left[{PtCl}_4\right] \,\, \& \,\, \left[{Pt}\left({NH}_3\right)_4\right]\left[{CuCl}_4\right] \ldots \ldots \ldots

Coordinations

(III)

\left[{Pt}\left({NH}_3\right)_4 {Cl}_2\right] {Br}_2 \, \, \& \, \, \left[{Pt}\left({NH}_3\right)_4 {Br}_2\right]{Cl}_2 \ldots \ldots \ldots

Ionization

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