CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2012

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    The secondary valency of platinum in tetra mine dichloroplatinum (IV) chloride is

    A)  \[+4\]   

    B)  \[+2\]   

    C)  \[3\]    

    D)  \[6\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    : Secondary valency corresponds to the coordination number of the central metal atom or ion. Pt (IV) in \[[Pt\,{{(N{{H}_{3}})}_{4}}\,C{{l}_{2}}]\,C{{l}_{2}}\]i.e., tetra mine dichloro-platinum (IV) chloride have coordination number (i.e., secondary valency) six.


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