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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS
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In triethylenediamine cobalt(III) chloride the coordination number of cobalt is:
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Correct option: C
6
Option C (6) is correct because triethylenediamine (en) is a bidentate ligand, meaning each en molecule coordinates through two nitrogen atoms. Thus, three en molecules coordinate to the cobalt(III) ion, resulting in a coordination number of 6.
