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Aplicaitons of VBT
Question

[Cr(H2O)6]Cl3 has a magnetic moment of 3.83 B.M. The correct distribution of 3delectrons in the chromium of the complex is

Moderate
Solution

3.83=nn+2so,n=3

So, these are three unpaired e-s. Based on crystal field splitting the orbital of t2g set have one e- each.

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