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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: Coordination Compounds

Question:

Which of the following is the true statement about [PtCl2(NH3)2] (Electronic configuration of Pt: [Xe]5d86s2) ?

Options:

A tetrahedral geometry and is paramagnetic in behaviour

A tetrahedral geometry and is diamagnetic in behaviour

A square planar geometry and is paramagnetic in behaviour

A square planar geometry and is diamagnetic in behaviour

Correct Answer:

A square planar geometry and is diamagnetic in behaviour

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4. A square planar geometry and is diamagnetic in behaviour.

Oxidation state of NH3 in the given compound 0

Oxidation state of Cl in the given compound 1
Let x be the oxidation state of Pt in the given compound.
Therefore,
2(12(00
+2
O.S. of Pt (Z = 78) in the complex is +2 (Pt2+)
Pt2+:[Xe]4f145d8
The eight electrons in 5d-subshell pair up in four d-orbitals followed by dsp2-hybridisation, The shape of the complex is square planar.