Question

Match the compounds in Column I with their characteristics/tests/reaction(s)/stereochemistry, etc., given in Column II. Matching can be one or more than one.

Answer 1

(A) ${Li}^{+},{Mg}^{2+},{Al}^{3+}$ are hard acids due to high charge to size ratio.
(B) ${Cu}^{+},{Cd}^{2+},{Pt}^{4+}$ are soft acids due to low charge to size ratio.
(C) $\stackrel{\odot }{O}H,N{O}_3^{\odot },C{O}_3^{2-}$ are hard bases due to low charge to size ratio.
(D) $H^{\odot },I^{\odot },C{N}^{\odot }$ are soft bases due to high charge to size ratio.