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Coordination Compounds

Question
CBSEENCH12007361

[Fe(CN)6]3– is weakly paramagnetic while [Fe(CNO)6]4– is diamagnetic, why?

Solution
Paramagnetic Character depend on the number of unpaired electron. In the [Fe(CN)6]3– has 1 unpaired electron, therefore, it is paramagnetic whereas [Fe(CN)6]3– is diamagnetic because it does not have unpaired electron.