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JEE Main 2022 · 28 Jun · Shift 2, Chemistry question 87

(a) CoCl3⋅4NH3\mathrm{CoCl_3\cdot4NH_3}, (b) CoCl3⋅5NH3\mathrm{CoCl_3\cdot5NH_3}, (c) CoCl3⋅6NH3\mathrm{CoCl_3\cdot6NH_3} and (d) CoCl(NO3)2⋅5NH3\mathrm{CoCl(NO_3)_2\cdot5NH_3}. Number of complex(es) which will exist in cis-trans form is/are ______.

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 1

Formulae. (a) [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl\mathrm{[Co(NH_3)_4Cl_2]Cl} has cis and trans forms. (b) [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2\mathrm{[Co(NH_3)_5Cl]Cl_2}, (c) [Co(NH3)6]Cl3\mathrm{[Co(NH_3)_6]Cl_3} and (d) [Co(NH3)5Cl](NO3)2\mathrm{[Co(NH_3)_5Cl](NO_3)_2} do not.

Answer: 1