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Q.Is the complex [CoF6] cationic or anionic if the oxidation state of cobalt ion is +3 ?

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Step 1. Apply charge number = O.S.(metal) + sum of ligand charges (section 9.3.2). Given O.S.(Co) = +3, and six F- ligands each carrying -1: charge number =+3+6×(−1)=+3−6=−3= +3 + 6\times(-1) = +3-6 = -3. …

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