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Effective atomic number (EAN) of the central metal in a given complex

This type of question, asked 12 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 16 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 23 Apr 2025 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 13 May 2026 S1, 14 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S1. All 12 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 May 2023 S2

    89
    What is EAN of Cu in [Cu(NH3)4]2+[\text{Cu(NH}_3)_4]^{2+}?

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  2. Question 2

    16 May 2023 S1

    54
    What is the EAN of Zn in [Zn(NH3)4]2+[\text{Zn(NH}_3)_4]^{2+}?

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  3. Question 3

    10 May 2024 S1

    84
    EAN of cobalt in [Co(NH3_3)6_6]3+^{3+} (ZCo_{\text{Co}}=27) is

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  4. Question 4

    23 Apr 2025 S1

    66
    What is EAN of metal ion in hexacyanoferrate (II) ion?

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  5. Question 5

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    62
    Find the EAN of Zn in [Zn(NH3)4]2+\left\lbrack Zn\left( NH_{3} \right)_{4} \right\rbrack^{2 +} ?

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  6. Question 6

    17 Apr 2026 S1

    35
    What is EAN of Co in [Co(NH3)6]3+[\mathrm{Co(NH_3)_6}]^{3+}?

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  7. Question 7

    17 Apr 2026 S2

    34
    What is the EAN of metal ion in [Cu(NH3)4]2+[\mathrm{Cu(NH_3)_4}]^{2+} ?

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  8. Question 8

    18 Apr 2026 S1

    34
    Find EAN of Fe in Fe(CO)5\mathrm{Fe(CO)_5}

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  9. Question 9

    18 Apr 2026 S2

    35
    What is EAN for metal ion in [Fe(CN)6]3−[\mathrm{Fe(CN)_6}]^{3-} ?

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  10. Question 10

    13 May 2026 S1

    34
    What is the effective atomic number of metal ion in the complex [Pd(NH3)6]4+[\mathrm{Pd(NH_3)_6}]^{4+} ?

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  11. Question 11

    14 May 2026 S1

    33
    Find EAN of element in following complex K3[Cr(C2O4)3]\mathrm{K_3[Cr(C_2O_4)_3]}.

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  12. Question 12

    19 May 2026 S1

    39
    What is the effective atomic number of Cu in [Cu(NH3)4]2+\mathrm{[Cu(NH_3)_4]^{2+}}?

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