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Among the following ions, which one has the highest paramagnetism?
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Water is a weak-field ligand, so the crystal field splitting paired in lower energy. Hence, electrons are not paired in lower energy d-orbitals (i.e., no pairing of electrons in d-orbitals occurs aganist the Hunds rule).
The more the number of unpaired electrons, the higher is the paramagnetic character of the metal ion, As a result, has the highest paramagnetism.
Species | Oxidation state of central metal ion | Configuration of central metal ion | Number of unpaired d-electrons |
---|---|---|---|
A. | +3 | 3 | |
B. | +2 | 4 | |
C. | +2 | 1 | |
D. | +2 | 0 |
The more the number of unpaired electrons, the higher is the paramagnetic character of the metal ion, As a result, has the highest paramagnetism.
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