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JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3pn179

In the brown ring complex , treat the nitrosyl ligand as and assume a high-spin arrangement of electrons. The oxidation state of iron and the spin-only magnetic moment (using ) are

  1. A and
  2. B and
  3. C and
  4. D and

Answer: C

Charge: , so . is ; high spin has , giving 3 unpaired electrons. .
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