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JEE Main 2023Coordination Compounds Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason .

Assertion A: The spin only magnetic moment value for is , whereas for is .

Reason : In both complexes, is present in +3 oxidation state.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
DBoth A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

Step-by-step explanation

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Chemistry - Coordination Compounds Question 93 English Explanation
Unpaired electron



No pairing because is WFL

Number of unpaired electrons

Assertion is true, Reason is true but not correct explanation.

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