In a borax bead test under hot condition, a metal salt (one from the given) is heated at point B of the flame, resulted in green colour salt bead. The spin-only magnetic moment value of the salt is ____ BM (Nearest integer) [Given atomic number of Cu=29,Ni=28, Mn=25,Fe=26]
Answer: 6
Solution
A green bead in the borax bead test (heated in the outer/hot flame) is characteristic of iron as Fe3+. Fe3+ is 3d5 with 5 unpaired electrons: