- It is in its ground state.
- It is an atom of Nitrogen.
- It has 3 electrons in its highest energy sublevel.
Answer:
+5
Explanation:
You use the rules for oxidation numbers to calculate that the oxidation number of N is +5.
<span>[Cu(NH3)4]2+ forms a blue solution. When concentrated HCl is added to this solution, what color will the solution change to yellow.
Reason:
When conc. HCl is added to the solution containing </span>[Cu(NH3)4]2+, Cl- ions will replace NH3 and form [Cu(Cl)4]2- complex. This can be understood for the following reaction:
[Cu(NH3)4]2+ + Cl- ↔ [Cu(Cl)4]2- + NH3
The Cl- ion is a weak field ligand, while NH3 is a strong field ligand. Hence, Cl- will in less splitting of d-orbitals, as compared to NH3. Due to this, photons of different energies will be absorbed by these complexes, and hence they display different colours.
