JEE Main 2023 — Coordination Compounds Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift
Question
Which of the following cannot be explained by crystal field theory?
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Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
AThe order of spectrochemical series
Step-by-step explanation
CFT does not explain the order of spectrochemical
series because as per CFT, anionic ligands should
exert greatest splitting effect. However, they lie on
lower end of the spectrochemical series.
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