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JEE Main 8 April 2024, Shift 1, Chemistry Q70

Question 70 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 10 of 30, Section A.

An octahedral complex with the formula

\mathrm{CoCl_3\cdot nNH_3}

upon reaction with excess of

\mathrm{AgNO_3}

solution gives 2 moles of AgCl. Consider the oxidation state of Co in the complex is 'x'. The value of "x + n" is ____________.

(1) $3$
(2) $6$
(3) $5$
(4) $8$ Official answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter: Coordination Compounds
Topic: Coordination Nomenclature
Idea tested: Oxidation State Calculation

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Asked 3× in all

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