Q52 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2015

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2015 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Inorganic Spectroscopy · Topic: Inorganic Spectroscopy – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

Mössbauer spectrum of a metal complex gives information about

(a)oxidation state and spin state of metal

(b)types of ligands coordinated to metal

(c)nuclear spin state of metal

(d)geometry of metal

Answer

Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

The source book printed C; on checking, A is correct — see the explanation.

Book printed (c).

Explanation

Isomer shift and quadrupole splitting reveal the oxidation and spin state of the Mössbauer nucleus (a).

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