Predicting color and magnetic properties from a crystal field theory ener... 2+ When a certain strong-field ligand forms an octahedral complex with Rh cation, the energies of the valence d orbitals on the rhodium atom are split according to this electron box diagram: energy in kJ/mol -300 -350 -400 2 2 2 -450 Z x-y -500 -550 -600 -650 -700 xy yz XZ -750 Using this diagram, answer the following questions. How many unpaired d electron spins does the rhodium atom have? Is the complex paramagnetic or diamagnetic? Predict the color of the complex. paramagnetic diamagnetic blue or green red or violet orange or yellow white or transparent
Predicting color and magnetic properties from a crystal field theory ener... 2+ When a certain strong-field ligand forms an octahedral complex with Rh cation, the energies of the valence d orbitals on the rhodium atom are split according to this electron box diagram: energy in kJ/mol -300 -350 -400 2 2 2 -450 Z x-y -500 -550 -600 -650 -700 xy yz XZ -750 Using this diagram, answer the following questions. How many unpaired d electron spins does the rhodium atom have? Is the complex paramagnetic or diamagnetic? Predict the color of the complex. paramagnetic diamagnetic blue or green red or violet orange or yellow white or transparent
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When a certain strong-field ligand forms an octahedral complex with Rh cation, the energies of the valence d orbitals on the rhodium atom are split according
to this electron box diagram:
energy in kJ/mol
-300
-350
-400
2
2
2
-450
Z
x-y
-500
-550
-600
-650
-700
xy
yz
XZ
-750
Using this diagram, answer the following questions.
How many unpaired d electron spins does the rhodium atom
have?
Is the complex paramagnetic or diamagnetic?
Predict the color of the complex.
paramagnetic
diamagnetic
blue or green
red or violet
orange or yellow
white or transparent
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