JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2022 - 29th July Evening Shift - No. 20)

Sum of oxidation state (magnitude) and coordination number of cobalt in $$\mathrm{Na}\left[\mathrm{Co}(\mathrm{bpy}) \mathrm{Cl}_{4}\right]$$ is _________.

JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Coordination Compounds Question 114 English

Answer
9

Explanation

$\mathrm{Na}\left[\mathrm{Co}(\mathrm{bpy}) \mathrm{Cl}_{4}\right]$

Oxidation state of cobalt $=+3$

Coordination number of cobalt $=6$

[As bpy is bidentate]

So, sum $=9$

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