In the extraction of silver, ore is leached with aqueous K CN solution in presence of oxygen gas to form a complex. The sum of primary valency, secondary valency of silver and the number of linkage is

Question

In the extraction of silver, ore is leached with aqueous $K CN$ solution in presence of oxygen gas to form a complex. The sum of primary valency, secondary valency of silver and the number of linkage isomers of the complex is____________________________

Answer:

6

Solution:

The complex formed is $[A g (CN)_{2}]^{-}$ , primary valence is 1 and secondary valence is 2 .

Total linkage isomers are 3.

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The complex formed is [ A g ( CN ) 2 ​ ] − , primary valence is 1 and secondary valence is 2 . Total linkage isomers are 3.

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