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Why primary valence is called primary valence of complex ?
Asked by sumit | 09 Feb, 2016, 06:28: PM
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Primary valence is the number of negative ions needed to satisfy the charge on the metal ion.Primary valence is ionisable and variable.

In CoCl3 6 NHthe cobalt(III) complex, three Cl- ions are needed to satisfy the primary valence of the Co3+ ion.

Answered by | 09 Feb, 2016, 06:41: PM
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