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Q.

The crystal field-splitting for Cr3+ ion in octahedral field changes for ligands I,H2O,NH3,CN in increasing order is :

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a

NH3<H2O<I<CN

b

CN<NH3<H2O<I

c

I<H2O<NH3<CN

d

CN<I<H2O<NH3

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

According to the spectrochemical series, the order of the ligands that cause an increase in the crystal field-splitting for the Cr3+ ion in an octahedral field is,

I<H2O<NH3<CN

So, the correct option is A.

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