Identify neutral complex from following.

Identify neutral complex from following.
  1. Tetracyanonickelate (II) ion
  2. Sodiumhexafluoraluminate(III)
  3. Triamminetrinitrocobalt(III)
  4. Tetraamminecopper(II) ion

Solution

Identifying a neutral complex requires calculating the total charge of each coordination entity. The overall charge is the sum of the central metal's oxidation state and the charges from all ligands.

For tetracyanonickelate(II) ion, the nickel center is Ni2+ and four CN ligands contribute –4, yielding a –2 charge: $+2 + 4 \times (-1) = -2$, an anion.

Sodium hexafluoroaluminate(III) contains the complex ion [AlF6]3–, as aluminum is +3 and six F ligands contribute –6: $+3 + 6 \times (-1) = -3$, an anion.

Triamminetrinitrocobalt(III) has cobalt at +3, three neutral NH3 ligands, and three NO2 ligands contributing –3: $+3 + 3 \times 0 + 3 \times (-1) = 0$, a neutral complex.

Tetraamminecopper(II) ion features Cu2+ and four neutral NH3 ligands: $+2 + 4 \times 0 = +2$, a cation.

$\boxed{C}$ is the neutral complex.

Asked in: MHT CET 2025 (26 April Shift 2)

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