Question
Classify the following complex ions as high spin or low spin: 1) [ Fe (CN)6 ] 4- no unpaired e- 2) [ Fe (CN)6 ]
Classify the following complex ions as high spin or low spin:
1) [ Fe (CN)6 ] 4- no unpaired e-
2) [ Fe (CN)6 ] 4- one unpaired e-
3) [ Co (NH3) 6 ] 2+ three unpaired e-'s
4) [ Co F6 ] 3- four unpaired e-'s
5) [ Mn (H2O) 6 ] 2+ five unpaired e-'s
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Chemistry The Central Science
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
12th edition
321696727, 978-0132175081, 978-0321696724
