Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

JEE Main 2026 — 28 January, Evening Shift — Question 69

The number of isoelectronic species among Sc3+\mathrm{Sc}^{3+}, Cr2+,Mn3+,Co3+\mathrm{Cr}^{2+}, \mathrm{Mn}^{3+}, \mathrm{Co}^{3+} and Fe3+\mathrm{Fe}^{3+} is ' n '. If ' n ' moles of AgCl is formed during the reaction of complex with formula CoCl3(en)2NH3\mathrm{CoCl}_{3}(\mathrm{en})_{2} \mathrm{NH}_{3} with excess of AgNO3\mathrm{AgNO}_{3} solution, then the number of electrons present in the t2gt_{2 g} orbital of the complex is ____\_\_\_\_。

Answer: 6

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

Sc+3\mathrm{Sc}^{+3}18
Cr+2\mathrm{Cr}^{+2}22
Mn+3\mathrm{Mn}^{+3}22
Co+3\mathrm{Co}^{+3}24
Fe+3\mathrm{Fe}^{+3}23

Cr2+\mathrm{Cr}^{2+} and Mn3+\mathrm{Mn}^{3+} are isoelectronic

n=2\mathrm{n}=2

Complex is : [Co(en)2NH3Cl2]Cl2\left[\mathrm{Co}(\mathrm{en})_{2} \mathrm{NH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}\right] \mathrm{Cl}_{2}

⇒Co3+3 d6t2 g2,2,2eg0,0\Rightarrow \mathrm{Co}^{3+} 3 \mathrm{~d}^{6} \mathrm{t}_{2 \mathrm{~g}}^{2,2,2} \mathrm{e}_{\mathrm{g}}^{0,0}

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Coordination Compounds
Topic
Theories of Bonding in Coordination Compounds
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