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Title: Which of the following complexes has five unpaired electrons?
Post by: cartlidgeashley on Feb 15, 2020

Question 1

Which ion would you expect to have the largest crystal field splitting Δ?
◦ [Co(H2O)6]3+
◦ [Co(H2O)6]2+
◦ [Co(CN)6]3-
◦ [Co(CN)6]4-

Question 2

Which of the following complexes has five unpaired electrons?
◦ [Ag(NH3)2]+
◦ CrF3(H2O)3
◦ [Mn(OH)6]3-
◦ [Mn(H2O)6]2+
Title: Which of the following complexes has five unpaired electrons?
Post by: Anton on Feb 15, 2020

Answer 1

[Co(CN)6]3-

Answer 2

[Mn(H2O)6]2+