Chemistry - Coordination Chemistry Question with Solution | TestHub
There are many known monosubstitution products of the ion, the most important being the red salt sodium nitrosopentacyanoferrate(II), , commonly called sodium nitroprusside.
This results from the action of nitric acid or sodium nitrite on the hexacyano complex:
The anion of this compound, which is diamagnetic, contains coordinated NO with an interatomic distance of and a stretching vibration at . With sulfide ion, it gives the purple anion , a reaction which forms the basis of a sensitive test for sulfide.
Stretching vibration of is at than that for NO itself :
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Solution:
The stretching vibration frequency of NO⁺ is higher than that of the neutral NO molecule.
Explanation:
Bond Order: According to Molecular Orbital Theory, the bond order of NO is 2.5, while for NO⁺ it is 3.0 (due to the removal of an electron from an antibonding orbital).
Bond Strength: A higher bond order indicates a stronger and shorter bond.
Vibrational Frequency: Since the force constant () is directly proportional to bond strength, the stretching frequency () increases as the bond order increases ().
Values: In sodium nitroprusside, NO⁺ vibrates at approximately , whereas neutral NO vibrates at around .