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JEE Main - Previous Year Papers JEE MAIN 2020 PAPER-7 Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

For octahedral (II) and tetrahedral (II) complexes, consider the following statements:

(I) both the complexes can be high spin.

(II) (II) complex can very rarely be low spin.

(III) with strong field ligands, (II) complexes can be low spin.

(IV) aqueous solution of (II) ions is yellow in colour.

The correct statements are:

A
(I), (III) and (IV) only
B
(I), (II) and (III) only
C
(II), (III) and (IV) only
D
(I) and (II) only

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The correct answer is:
B

it can form low spin as well as high spin complex depending upon nature of ligand same of ion with coordination no 4 . It can be or : e low spin or high spin depending open nature of ligand.

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