Engineering
Chemistry
Hybridisation
Crystal Field Theory and Valence Bond Theory
Werners Theory and Sidwicks EAN Rule
Question

Choose the incorrect statement

CuSO4 with ammonia formed the square planar complex.            

Trisilylamine is triangular planar w.r.t. central atom.            

[Co(OX)3]3– is outer d-orbital complex.

Crystal field spliting in tetrahedral complexes is 0.44 times of octahedral spliting.

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Solution
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Among the options, the incorrect statement is: "Trisilylamine is triangular planar w.r.t. central atom."

While ammonia (NH3) is pyramidal due to sp3 hybridization, trisilylamine (N(SiH3)3) is planar. This is because of pπ-dπ back bonding between the nitrogen atom's lone pair and silicon's empty d-orbitals, which reduces the lone pair repulsion and allows for sp2 hybridization and a trigonal planar geometry. The statement incorrectly claims it is planar, implying this is an error, but it is actually correct. The truly incorrect statement is that [Co(OX)3]3– is an outer orbital complex. Oxalate (OX) is a strong field ligand, causing pairing of electrons in the 3d orbitals of Co3+ (d6), making it an inner orbital (low-spin) complex, not outer orbital.

Final Answer: [Co(OX)3]3– is outer d-orbital complex.