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Number of Paramagnetic Complexes Among Given Coordination Compounds

Number of paramagnetic complexes among the following is _________.

[MnBr4]2[\text{MnBr}_4]^{2-}, [NiCl4]2[\text{NiCl}_4]^{2-}, [Ni(CN)4]2[\text{Ni(CN)}_4]^{2-}, [Ni(CO)4][\text{Ni(CO)}_4], [CoF6]3[\text{CoF}_6]^{3-}, [Fe(CN)6]4[\text{Fe(CN)}_6]^{4-}, [Mn(CN)6]3[\text{Mn(CN)}_6]^{3-}, [Ti(CN)6]3[\text{Ti(CN)}_6]^{3-}, [Cu(H2O)6]2+[\text{Cu(H}_2\text{O)}_6]^{2+}, [Co(C2O4)3]3[\text{Co(C}_2\text{O}_4)_3]^{3-}

Official Numerical Answer6

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine the total number of paramagnetic complexes among the given coordination compounds, we analyze the oxidation state of the central metal ion, its dd-electron configuration, the strength of the ligands according to the spectrochemical series, and the number of unpaired electrons (nn). A complex is paramagnetic if n>0n > 0 and diamagnetic if n=0n = 0.


Detailed Analysis of Each Complex:

  1. [MnBr4]2[\text{MnBr}_4]^{2-}

    • Central metal ion: Mn2+\text{Mn}^{2+} (3d53d^5)
    • Geometry: Tetrahedral (Weak field ligand Br\text{Br}^-)
    • Electronic configuration: e2t23e^2 t_2^3
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 55
    • Nature: Paramagnetic
  2. [NiCl4]2[\text{NiCl}_4]^{2-}

    • Central metal ion: Ni2+\text{Ni}^{2+} (3d83d^8)
    • Geometry: Tetrahedral (Weak field ligand Cl\text{Cl}^-)
    • Electronic configuration: e4t24e^4 t_2^4
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 22
    • Nature: Paramagnetic
  3. [Ni(CN)4]2[\text{Ni(CN)}_4]^{2-}

    • Central metal ion: Ni2+\text{Ni}^{2+} (3d83d^8)
    • Geometry: Square planar (dsp2dsp^2, Strong field ligand CN\text{CN}^- causes pairing)
    • Electronic configuration: (dxz,dyz)4(dz2)2(dxy)2(dx2y2)0(d_{xz}, d_{yz})^4 (d_{z^2})^2 (d_{xy})^2 (d_{x^2-y^2})^0
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 00
    • Nature: Diamagnetic
  4. [Ni(CO)4][\text{Ni(CO)}_4]

    • Central metal ion: Ni0\text{Ni}^0 (3d84s2rearrangement3d103d^8 4s^2 \xrightarrow{\text{rearrangement}} 3d^{10})
    • Geometry: Tetrahedral (sp3sp^3, Strong field ligand CO\text{CO})
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 00
    • Nature: Diamagnetic
  5. [CoF6]3[\text{CoF}_6]^{3-}

    • Central metal ion: Co3+\text{Co}^{3+} (3d63d^6)
    • Geometry: Octahedral (Weak field ligand F    Δo<P\text{F}^- \implies \Delta_o < P, high spin)
    • Electronic configuration: t2g4eg2t_{2g}^4 e_g^2
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 44
    • Nature: Paramagnetic
  6. [Fe(CN)6]4[\text{Fe(CN)}_6]^{4-}

    • Central metal ion: Fe2+\text{Fe}^{2+} (3d63d^6)
    • Geometry: Octahedral (Strong field ligand CN    Δo>P\text{CN}^- \implies \Delta_o > P, low spin)
    • Electronic configuration: t2g6eg0t_{2g}^6 e_g^0
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 00
    • Nature: Diamagnetic
  7. [Mn(CN)6]3[\text{Mn(CN)}_6]^{3-}

    • Central metal ion: Mn3+\text{Mn}^{3+} (3d43d^4)
    • Geometry: Octahedral (Strong field ligand CN    Δo>P\text{CN}^- \implies \Delta_o > P, low spin)
    • Electronic configuration: t2g4eg0t_{2g}^4 e_g^0
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 22
    • Nature: Paramagnetic
  8. [Ti(CN)6]3[\text{Ti(CN)}_6]^{3-}

    • Central metal ion: Ti3+\text{Ti}^{3+} (3d13d^1)
    • Geometry: Octahedral
    • Electronic configuration: t2g1eg0t_{2g}^1 e_g^0
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 11
    • Nature: Paramagnetic
  9. [Cu(H2O)6]2+[\text{Cu(H}_2\text{O)}_6]^{2+}

    • Central metal ion: Cu2+\text{Cu}^{2+} (3d93d^9)
    • Geometry: Octahedral
    • Electronic configuration: t2g6eg3t_{2g}^6 e_g^3
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 11
    • Nature: Paramagnetic
  10. [Co(C2O4)3]3[\text{Co(C}_2\text{O}_4)_3]^{3-}

    • Central metal ion: Co3+\text{Co}^{3+} (3d63d^6)
    • Geometry: Octahedral (Oxalate C2O42\text{C}_2\text{O}_4^{2-} acts as a strong field ligand with Co3+\text{Co}^{3+}, causing pairing)
    • Electronic configuration: t2g6eg0t_{2g}^6 e_g^0
    • Unpaired electrons (nn): 00
    • Nature: Diamagnetic

Conclusion:

The paramagnetic complexes are:

  1. [MnBr4]2[\text{MnBr}_4]^{2-}
  2. [NiCl4]2[\text{NiCl}_4]^{2-}
  3. [CoF6]3[\text{CoF}_6]^{3-}
  4. [Mn(CN)6]3[\text{Mn(CN)}_6]^{3-}
  5. [Ti(CN)6]3[\text{Ti(CN)}_6]^{3-}
  6. [Cu(H2O)6]2+[\text{Cu(H}_2\text{O)}_6]^{2+}

Thus, the total number of paramagnetic complexes is 6.

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