Question

In spectrochemical series, chlorine is above water i.e., $Cl>H_{2}O$. This is due to:

• A. Good $\pi -$ acceptor properties of $Cl$
• B. Strong $\sigma -$ and good $\pi -$ acceptor properties of $Cl$
• C. Good $\pi -$ donor properties of $Cl$
• D. Larger size of $Cl$ than $H_{2}O$
• E. None of the option

Answer 1

The correct option is E None of the option

None of the given options is correct.

$H_{2}O$ is a stronger ligand than $Cl$ and the order of the ligands in spectrochemical series is determined experimentally.