Q.

Which of the following is the correct order of increasing field strength of ligands to form coordination compounds          [2020]

1 SCN-<F-<C2O42-<CN-  
2 SCN-<F-<CN-<C2O42-  
3 F-<SCN-<C2O42-<CN-  
4 CN-<C2O42-<SCN-<F-  

Ans.

(1)

According to spectrochemical series, order of increasing field strength is:

SCN-<F-<C2O42-<CN-