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Q.The correct structure of complex having IUPAC name sodium hexanitrocobaltate (III) is

(a) Na3[Co(NO2)5]Na_3[Co(NO_2)_5]
(b) Na4[Co(NO2)6]Na_4[Co(NO_2)_6]
(c) Na3[Co(NO2)6]Na_3[Co(NO_2)_6]
(d) Na4[Co(NO2)5]Na_4[Co(NO_2)_5]
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Co3+^{3+} + 6 NO2−NO_2^- gives a −3-3 complex ion, balanced by 3 Na+Na^+: Na3[Co(NO2)6]Na_3[Co(NO_2)_6].

'Hexanitrocobaltate(III)' tells us the complex ion contains Co in the +3 oxidation state, coordinated to 6 nitrito (NO2−NO_2^-) ligands: [Co(NO2)6][Co(NO_2)_6].

Charge on the complex ion =(+3)+6×(−1)=−3= (+3) + 6\times(-1) = -3, i.e. [Co(NO2)6]3−[Co(NO_2)_6]^{3-}.

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