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The octahedral complex of a metal ion M3+ with four monodentate ligands L1,L2,L3 and L4 absorb wavelength 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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L3<L2<L4<L1
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L1<L2<L4<L3
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L4<L3<L2<L1
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L1<L3<L2<L4
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Solution

The correct option is D L1<L3<L2<L4
Energy of ligands = hcλ
It means energy is inversely proportional to wavelength.
λblue<λgreen<λyellow<λred
Hence , ligand strength is
L1<L3<L2<L4

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