Arrange the following phosphine ligands in increasing n acid nature and explain how it affects the M-P bond strength in metal phosphine complexes. PME3, PF3, P(OR)3, P(NR2)3, PA13

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Q: Rank the following oxides in order of increasing aqueousacidity:Ga₂O₃, Al₂O₃, In₂O₃.

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Q: Draw a molecular orbital diagram to show that CH3 molecule is a o-donor ligand.

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Q: The periodic trend which is responsible for the observation that the maximum oxidation state of the…

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Q: How many bonds could each of the following chelating ligands form with a metal ion? acetylacetone…

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Q: Explain giving a suitable reason for each of the following :(i) Transition metals and their…

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Q: Account for the trend in acidity of the following complexes: [Fe(0H2)6]²+ < [Fe(0H2)6]³+ < [Al(0H2)6…

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Q: What are the coordination numbers of cobalt(III), plat-inum(II), and platinum(IV) in complexes?

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