NVAEasyJEE 2025Ligands & Coordination Number

JEE Chemistry 2025 Question with Solution

The complex of Ni2+\text{Ni}^{2+} ion and dimethyl glyoxime contains _____ number of Hydrogen (H) atoms.

Answer

Correct answer:6

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: The complex is of Ni2+\text{Ni}^{2+} ion with dimethyl glyoxime.

Find: The number of hydrogen atoms present in the complex.

From the provided solution, the complex is written as

[Ni(DMG)2][\text{Ni}(\text{DMG})_2]

where DMG\text{DMG} denotes dimethyl glyoxime.

The solution concludes that the final answer is 66 hydrogen atoms.

Therefore, the number of hydrogen atoms in the complex is 66.

Detailed Extraction from the solution

Given: Dimethyl glyoxime is represented as

(CH3C=NOH)2(\text{CH}_3\text{C} = \text{NOH})_2

and the complex is written as

[Ni(DMG)2][\text{Ni}(\text{DMG})_2]

Find: Number of hydrogen atoms in the complex.

The solution states that the correct answer is 66.

It also notes that in the coordinated form, the final structure corresponds to 66 hydrogen atoms, and the second approach again concludes that the number of hydrogen atoms is 66.

Therefore, the required numerical answer is 66.

Common mistakes

  • Counting hydrogen atoms from the free ligand formula only is incorrect because the question asks for the hydrogen atoms in the complex, not in isolated dimethyl glyoxime. Use the final coordinated species stated in the solution.

  • Assuming every hydrogen shown in the unc oordinated ligand remains unchanged after coordination is incorrect. Coordination can change how many hydrogens remain attached in the complex, so rely on the complex form discussed in the solution.

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