Why does the cobalt-water complex have a charge of 2+ and the cobalt-chloride complex have a charge of 2-?
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it because h2o is a WEAK LINGAND and oxdn state will be 0 so what ever may be the charge of the complex that will be the charge of the central metal
Cl is also a weak ligand but due to its high electronegativity its charge will be -1 and therefore we get -2 complex
NOTE: not in all the cobalt-chloride complexes we get -ve charge complex like (CoCl4)^-2 gives+ve charge cobalt
Cl is also a weak ligand but due to its high electronegativity its charge will be -1 and therefore we get -2 complex
NOTE: not in all the cobalt-chloride complexes we get -ve charge complex like (CoCl4)^-2 gives+ve charge cobalt
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