- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: C
- Given complexes
All the complexes are octahedral aqua complexes of the type .
So, the ligand is the same in all cases: . Hence, the crystal field splitting energy depends mainly on the metal ion.
- Rule for comparing
For a given ligand and same oxidation state, in the first transition series:
- generally increases from left to right across the period.
- It also increases with increasing effective nuclear charge and decreasing ionic radius.
Thus, among , we compare their positions in the 3d series.
- Identify the metal ions
- Special stability of octahedral complexes
For octahedral complexes, configuration gives:
This has strong stabilization with no electrons in antibonding orbitals, and such ions typically show relatively large crystal field splitting among comparable aqua complexes.
Also, standard trends for hexaaqua ions show:
has the highest among the given options.
- Check options
- A: — not highest
- B: — not highest
- C: — highest
- D: — not highest
- Final answer
Therefore, the complex with highest magnitude of crystal field splitting energy is:
So, Option C is correct.
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