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Coordination Compounds

Question
CBSEENCH12007498

Using valence bond theory predict the geometry and magnetic behaviour of [Cr(NH3)6]3+ ion [Cr = 24].

Solution

Cr(NH3)6]3+
The outer electronic configuration of Cr is 4s1 3d5.
Its oxidation state is +3. therefor now the electronic configuration of Cr3+ is 4s°3d3.





since it have three number of unpaired electron therefore it is paramagnetic in nature. It has d2sp3 hybridization, octahedral shape