The magnetic susceptibility, lefi, of a sample of solid K3COF, at room temperature as measured using a Gouy balance is about 4.9 µB per cobalt atom but the equivalent value for [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 is vanishingly small. Explain these observations.

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The magnetic susceptibility, ler, of a sample of solid K3COF6 at room temperature as
measured using a Gouy balance is about 4.9 µB per cobalt atom but the equivalent value
for [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 is vanishingly small. Explain these observations.
Transcribed Image Text:The magnetic susceptibility, ler, of a sample of solid K3COF6 at room temperature as measured using a Gouy balance is about 4.9 µB per cobalt atom but the equivalent value for [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 is vanishingly small. Explain these observations.
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