Assertion :Aqueous solution of the compound CoCl3.4NH3 when treated with excess of AgNO3, 1 mole of AgCl is precipitated. Reason: The compound CoCl3.4NH3 has six primary valencies and one secondary valency.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion. CoCl3.4NH3 can be represented as [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl.
[Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl will give two ions in the solution.
[Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl→[Co(NH3)4Cl2]++Cl−
Chloride ion will react with silver ion (from silver nitrate) to form silver chloride precipitate.