Physics · Coordination Compounds
Consider the following statements based on Crystal Field Theory (CFT): Statement I: An electron in eg orbitals causes destabilization by 0.6 Δo and an electron in t2g orbitals causes stabilization by 0.4 Δo. Statement II: All d-orbitals of transition metal ions are degenerate in the absence of surrounding ligands, but splitting occurs in an octahedral ligand field. Choose the correct option:
- 1Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
- 2Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
- 3Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.✓
- 4Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Correct answer
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
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