Q46 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2019
Paper: CSIR NET June 2019 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Lanthanides and Actinides · Topic: Lanthanides & Actinides – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The coordination number of Gd in $\mathrm{GdCl}_{3} .6 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ is
(a)3
(b)6
(c)8
(d)9
Answer
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Explanation
GdCl₃·6H₂O is [GdCl₂(H₂O)₆]Cl: six waters and two chlorides give coordination number 8.
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