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How many unpaired electrons are there in a strong field iron(II) octahedral complex?

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a

zero

b

three

c

two

d

one

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

There are zero unpaired electrons in strong field Fe(II) octahedral complex.

 

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Electronic configuration of FeFe is \space3d^6\space4s^2 3d6 4s2

Electronic configuration of Fe(\Iota\Iota)Fe(II) is 3d^6\space 4s^03d4s0

Because, 2 electrons are removed from 4s orbital of the Fe(II).

In a strong field, d6 electrons are split into t_{2g}^6t2g6​ and eg0​ . These 6 electrons in t2g​ are paired. So there is no unpaired electron in the octahedral complex.

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