The primary and secondary valencies of cobalt respectively in Co ( NH 3 ) 5 Cl Cl 2 are:

The primary and secondary valencies of cobalt respectively in Co(NH3)5ClCl2 are:
  1. 3 and 5
  2. 2 and 6
  3. 2 and 8
  4. 3 and 6

Solution

Co(NH3)5ClCl2

The primary valency is the ionisable valency.  Oxidation number of Co is +3. So, primary valency is 3. Secondary valency refers the coordination number. It is an octahedral complex so, secondary valency is 6.

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