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:
A
L3<L2<L4<L1
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B
L1<L2<L4<L3
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C
L4<L3<L2<L1
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D
L1<L3<L2<L4
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Solution
The correct option is DL1<L3<L2<L4 Energy of ligands = hcλ
It means energy is inversely proportional to wavelength.