Q34 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2017

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2017 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Chemistry · Topic: Coordination Chemistry – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The geometry around Cu and its spin state for $\mathrm{K}_{3}\mathrm{CuF}_{6}$ and $\mathrm{KCuL}_{2}$, [$\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{L}=\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{NCONHCONH}_{2}$], respectively are:
(a)(octahedral, high-spin) and (square planar, low-spin)
(b)(octahedral, low-spin) and (square planar, low-spin)
(c)(trigonal prismatic, high-spin) and (tetrahedral, high-spin)
(d)(trigonal prismatic, low-spin) and (tetrahedral, high-spin)
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence medium
Explanation
K₃[CuF₆]: octahedral high-spin Cu(III); K[Cu(biuret)₂]: square-planar low-spin Cu(III) (a).

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