Q53 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2012

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2012 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Chemistry · Topic: Coordination Chemistry – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The rate of exchange of $\mathrm{OH}_{2}$ present in the coordination sphere by $^{18}\mathrm{OH}_{2}$ of, (i) $\left[\mathrm{Cu}\left(\mathrm{OH}_{2}\right)_{6}\right]^{2+}$ (ii) $\left[\mathrm{Mn}\left(\mathrm{OH}_{2}\right)_{6}\right]^{2+}$ (iii) $\left[\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{OH}_{2}\right)\right]_{6}^{2+}$ (iv) $\left[\mathrm{Ni}\left(\mathrm{OH}_{2}\right)\right]_{6}^{2+}$ follows an order
(a)(i)>(ii)> (iii)> (iv)
(b)(i)>(iv)> (iii) > (ii)
(c)(ii) $>$ (iii) $>$ (iv) $>$ (i)
(d)(iii)> (i)>(iv) >(ii)
Answer
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Explanation
Water-exchange rates: Cu²⁺ (Jahn–Teller labile, ~10⁹ s⁻¹) > Mn²⁺ (~10⁷) > Fe²⁺ (~10⁶) > Ni²⁺ (~10⁴, high LFSE).

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