For the octahedral complexes of F e 3 + in S C N - (thiocyanato-S) and in C N - ligand environments, the…

For the octahedral complexes of Fe3+ in SCN- (thiocyanato-S) and in CN- ligand environments, the difference between the spin-only magnetic moments in Bohr magnetons (when approximated to the nearest integer) is
[Atomic number of Fe = 26]

Solution

SCN- is weak field effect (WFE) ligand whereas CN- is strong field effect (SFE) ligand.


Spin only magnetic moment =5(5+2)=35 BM


Spin only magnetic moment =1(1+2)=3 BM
Difference =35-3 4

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2015 (Paper 1)

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