Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: The crystal field splitting of the given structures to be interpreted.
Concept Introduction:
Spectrochemical series: The list of ligands arranged in an ascending order of
Crystal field splitting: The energy gap between the splitting of d-orbitals of the metal ion in presence of ligands is known as the crystal field splitting
To Identify: The crystal field splitting of the given structures to be interpreted.
(a)
Explanation of Solution
Interpret the reason.
Orbital Splitting diagram of linear complex:
In the linear structure, the ligands which are pointing directly towards the z-axis, the
(b)
Interpretation: The crystal field splitting of the given structures to be interpreted.
Concept Introduction:
Spectrochemical series: The list of ligands arranged in an ascending order of
Crystal field splitting: The energy gap between the splitting of d-orbitals of the metal ion in presence of ligands is known as the crystal field splitting
To Identify: The crystal field splitting of the given structures to be interpreted.
(b)
Explanation of Solution
Interpret the reason.
Orbital Splitting diagram of trigonal complex:
In the trigonal structure, the ligands which are pointing directly towards the x-axis and y-axis, the
(c)
Interpretation: The crystal field splitting of the given structures to be interpreted.
Concept Introduction:
Spectrochemical series: The list of ligands arranged in an ascending order of
Crystal field splitting: The energy gap between the splitting of d-orbitals of the metal ion in presence of ligands is known as the crystal field splitting
To Identify: The crystal field splitting of the given structures to be interpreted.
(c)
Explanation of Solution
Interpret the reason.
Orbital Splitting diagram of trigonal bipyramidal complex:
In the trigonal bipyramidal structure, the ligands which are pointing directly towards the z-axis, the
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