Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: Coordination Compounds

Question:

Assertion: The complex [Co(NH3)3Cl3] does not give precipitate with silver nitrate solution.
Reason: The given complex [Co(NH3)3Cl3] is non-ionisable.

Options:

Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

Correct Answer:

Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

Explanation:

The [Co(NH3)3Cl3] complex contains elements of symmetry and is optically inactive.

It does not give white precipitate with silver nitrate solution as chlorine is present in the solution.