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If the freezing point of a 0.01 molal aqueous solution of a cobalt(III) chloride-ammonia complex (which behaves as a strong electrolyte) is –0.0558ºC, the number of chloride(s) in the coordination sphere of the complex is ____ [Kf of water = 1.86 K kg mol–1]

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answer is 1.

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Detailed Solution

Given ΔTf=0.05580C
as we know,  ΔTf=i×Kf×m
0.0558=i×1.86×0.01i=3
Therefore the complex will be [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
Hence number of chloride in co-ordination sphere is 1

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