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Interpretation: The number of unpaired electrons in the given complex ion to be predicted.
Concept Introduction:
Crystal field splitting: The splitting of d-orbitals in the presence of ligands is known as crystal field splitting.
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 number of unpaired electrons in the given complex ions to be predicted.
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