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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

Co3+ is bounded by 1 nh3 1 cl- and 2 en. What is the formula and hybridisation of the compound?

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Raghulal Prajapati
8 Years ago
formula is:-
[Co(NH3)(Cl)(en)2]2+
and its hybridisation is d2sp3    .
 it is due to pairing of electron by strong ligand. we can identify strong ligand by trick( kan nak aur hath) kan=carbon, nak=Nitrogen, aur= oxygen, hath= Halogen) kan nak are strong and other two are weak ligand containing these groups.