There are two different crystalline vanadium fluorides, in both the V is in an environment octahedral. One is blue and the other is yellow. The oxidation state of vanadium in one of them is +2, and on the other, +3. Deduce, from the different crystal field doublings, which is which (No numerical calculation necessary, use spectrochemical series and spectrum electromagnetic and / or colored circle to justify your answer).

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There are two different crystalline vanadium fluorides, in both the V is in an environment octahedral. One is blue and the other is yellow. The oxidation state of vanadium in one of them is +2, and on the other, +3. Deduce, from the different crystal field doublings, which is which (No numerical calculation necessary, use spectrochemical series and spectrum electromagnetic and / or colored circle to justify your answer).

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