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NEET UG 2024 · Chemistry · Question 52

NEET 2024 Chemistry, question 52

Question 52 of the NEET 2024 paper (code T2) is a Chemistry question from Coordination Compounds. Its idea, VBT: Magnetic Properties, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q52 · Chemistry

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Both [Co(NH3)6]3+[\mathrm{Co(NH_3)_6}]^{3+} and [CoF6]3−[\mathrm{CoF_6}]^{3-} complexes are octahedral but differ in their magnetic behaviour.

Statement II : [Co(NH3)6]3+[\mathrm{Co(NH_3)_6}]^{3+} is diamagnetic whereas [CoF6]3−[\mathrm{CoF_6}]^{3-} is paramagnetic.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. 1Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  2. 2Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  3. 3Both Statement I and Statement II are trueOfficial answer
  4. 4Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

The only question on VBT: Magnetic Properties

No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.

VBT: Magnetic Properties: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Coordination Compounds in ten years of NEET

27 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.6 a paper. Coordination Compounds alone had 13.

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Coordination Compounds: questions per paper

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