Q.

Which of the following is correct order of ligand field strength                  [2023]
 

1 S2->NH3<en<CO<C2O42-  
2 NH3<en<CO<S2-<C2O42-  
3 CO<en<NH3<C2O42-<S2-  
4 S2-<C2O42-<NH3<en<CO  

Ans.

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From spectrochemical series, the increasing order of field strength of ligands is:

I-<Br-<SCN-<Cl-<S2-<F-<OH-<C2O42-<H2O<NCS-<edta4-<NH3<en<CN-<CO