Give the formulae of the following compounds:
(a) Potassium tetrahydroxidozincate(II)
(b) Hexaammineplatinum(IV) chloride
(a) Potassium tetrahydroxidozincate(II)
(b) Hexaammineplatinum(IV) chloride
Answer: (a) K₂[Zn(OH)₄]. (b) [Pt(NH₃)₆]Cl₄.
Solution
(a) Zn(+2) with four OH: complex charge −2 →
(b) Pt(+4) with six neutral NH: sphere charge +4, balanced by four Cl →
(b) Pt(+4) with six neutral NH: sphere charge +4, balanced by four Cl →
CBSE Class 12 Board · 2020 · Subjective