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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