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For the octahedral complexes of Fe3+ in SCN (thiocyanato –S) and in CN ligand environments, the difference between the spin only magnetic moments in Bohr magnetons (when approximated to the nearest integer) is: [Atomic number Fe = 26]

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answer is 4.

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SCN is a weak acid ligand while CN is a strong ligand. Fe3+ Configuration is [Ar]3d5. For weak ligand, t2g3eg2 i.e, n=5 Mag.moment =5(5+2)BM

For strong ligand, t2g5eg0, i.e., n=1 Mag.moment =3BM

Difference =353=4

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