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The octahedral complex of a metal ion M3+ with four monodentate ligands L1,L2,L3 and L4 absorb wavelengths in the region of red, green, yellow and blue, respectively. The increasing order of ligand strength of the four ligands is

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L1<L2<L4<L3
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L4<L3<L2<L1
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L1<L3<L2<L4
d
L3<L2<L4<L1

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Correct option is C

The larger the ligand strength, larger the splitting of d orbitals. Hence, d-d transition has larger energy or lesser wavelength. Since the energy of absorbed light follows the order

Blue > Green > Yellow > Red

Thus, the ligand strength will follow the order

L4>L2>L3>L1 i.e. L1<L3<L2<L4 (Choice c)

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