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The primary and secondary valency of Co in the octahedral complex CoCl3.5NH3 are __________.

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6 and 3
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3 and 6
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4 and 3
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3 and 5
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Solution

The correct option is B 3 and 6
The primary valency of Co is 3 and the secondary valency of Co is 6.
The primary valency represents the number of ions in the ionization sphere and the secondary valency represents the number of ligands.
In this example, one chlorine atom serves dual role.

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