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Crystal Field Split in Octahedral Complexes

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Which of the following complex ion is low spin as well as paremagnetic?

A

[

F e (C N)_{6}]^{3 -}

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B

[

C o (C_{2} O_{4})_{3}]^{3 -}

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C

[

C r (N H_{3})_{6}]^{3 +}

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D

[

N i (e n)_{3}]^{2 +}

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Solution

The correct option is D [ $F e (C N)_{6}]^{3 -}$
$F e^{3 +} \to d^{5} =$ strong field ligand $(C N) \to t 2 g^{5} e g^{0} \to n = 1$ (unpaired)
So, it is paramagnetic.

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