JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3cc091
Reinecke's salt is named ammonium diamminetetrakis(thiocyanato-κN)chromate(III). Its formula is
A(NHX4)X2[Cr(NHX3)X2(NCS)X4]
BNHX4[Cr(NHX3)X4(NCS)X2]
CNHX4[Cr(NHX3)X2(NCS)X2]
DNHX4[Cr(NHX3)X2(NCS)X4]
Answer: D
The anion has Cr(III), two neutral NH3 and four NCS-, so its charge is +3+0−4=−1. One NHX4X+ balances it, and the coordination number is 6. Other options change the ligand counts or the cation number.