Question
On the basis of the following observations made with aqueous solutions, assign primary and secondary valencies to metals in the following compounds:
|
Formula |
Motes of AgCl precipitated with excess AgNO3 |
|
(i) PdCl2.4NH3 |
2 |
|
(ii) NiCl2.6H2O |
2 |
|
(iii) PtCl4.2HCl |
0 |
|
(iv) CoCl3.4NH3 |
1 |
|
(v) PtCl2.2NH3 |
0 |
.
Solution
(i) Primary 2, secondary 4.
(ii) Primary 2, secondary 6.
(iii) Primary 4, secondary 6.
(iv) Primary 3, secondary 6.
(v) Primary 2, secondary 4.
