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The increasing order of crystal field splitting strength of the given ligands is
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Options:
  • A NH3<Cl-<CN-<F-<CO<H2O
  • B F-<Cl-<NH3<CN-<H2O<CO
  • C Cl-<F-<H2O<NH3<CN-<CO
  • D CO<CN-<NH3<H2O<F-<Cl-
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The correct answer is: Cl-<F-<H2O<NH3<CN-<CO
In general, the ligands can be arranged in a series in the order of increasing field strength as
I-<Br-<SCN-<Cl-<S2-<F-<OH-<C2O42-<H2O<NCS-<EDTA4-<NH3<en<NO2-<CN-<CO

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