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Both Co3+ and Pt4+ have a coordination number of 6. Which of the following pairs of complexes will show approximately the same electrical conductance for their 0.001 M aqueous solutions ?

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CoCl3.4NH3 and PtCl4.4NH3
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CoCl3.3NH3 and PtCl4.5NH3
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CoCl3.6NH3 and PtCl4.5NH3
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CoCl3.5NH3 and PtCl4.6NH3
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Solution

The correct option is B CoCl3.6NH3 and PtCl4.5NH3
CoCl3.6NH3 and PtCl4.5NH3 will show approximately the same electrical conductance for their 0.001 M aqueous solutions as they give same number of ions on dissociation.

CoCl3.6NH3[Co(NH3)6]3++3Cl

PtCl4.5NH3[Pt(NH3)5Cl]3++3Cl

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