CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2020 Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

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Question : 24
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(a) Write the IUPAC name and hybridisation of the complex [Fe(CN)6]3.
(Given : Atomic number of Fe=26 )
(b) What is the difference between an ambidentate ligand and a chelating ligand?
Solution:  
(a) [Fe(CN)6]3 - hexacyanoferrate (III) ion hybridization d2sp3
(b) Ambidentate ligand can bond through different atoms to form different coordination compounds. e.g. NO2can bind to the central atom or ion at either the nitrogen atom or one of the oxygen atom.

Chelating ligand : If the ligands with two or more electron donor groups positioned in such a way that they form five or six membered ring with central metal ion are called chelating ligands. e.g. ethane -1, 2-diamine (en)
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