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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: Coordination Compounds

Question:

Case: Read the passage and answer the following questions

Crystal field theory (CFT) describes the breaking of degeneracies of electron orbital states, usually d or f orbitals, due to a static electric field produced by a surrounding charge distribution (anion neighbours). This theory has been used to describe various spectroscopies of transition metal coordination complexes, in particular optical spectra (colours). CFT successfully accounts for some magnetic properties, colours, hydration enthalpies, and spinel structures of transition metal complexes, but it does not attempt to describe bonding.

In the spectrochemical series, the magnitude of the crystal field splitting is maximum for which ion?

Options:

CN-

Cl-

Br-

NO2

Correct Answer:

CN-

Explanation:

CNhas the magnitude of the crystal field splitting is maximum.