JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    Select the coloured and paramagnetic ions

    A) \[C{{u}^{+}},\,\,Z{{n}^{2+}},\,\,C{{a}^{2+}}\]      

    B) \[S{{c}^{3+}},\,\,T{{i}^{4+}},\,\,{{V}^{5+}}\]

    C) \[C{{u}^{2+}},\,\,C{{r}^{+}},\,\,M{{n}^{2+}}\]    

    D)  \[N{{i}^{2+}},\,\,C{{u}^{+}},\,\,H{{g}^{2+}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Ion is coloured if there are electrons in d suborbit. Paramagnetic nature is also due to unpaired electrons. Thus, every coloured ion is also paramagnetic. \[C{{u}^{2+}}=[Ar]3{{d}^{9}}\], one unpaired electron in\[3d\]. \[C{{r}^{+}}=[Ar]3{{d}^{5}}\], five unpaired electrons in\[3d\]. \[M{{n}^{2+}}=[Ar]3{{d}^{5}}\]five unpaired electrons in\[3d\].


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