In potassium ferrocyanide, there are ______ pairs of electrons in the t 2 g set of orbitals.

In potassium ferrocyanide, there are ______ pairs of electrons in the t2g set of orbitals.

Solution

Potassium ferrocyanide, K4FeCN6, has a central iron ion that is coordinated with six cyanide ligands in an octahedral geometry. The oxidation state of the iron ion in potassium ferrocyanide is +2, hence has d2sp3 hybridised state. On applying C.F.T. it shows that all the 6 electrons of d subshell are present in the form of three pairs in t2g orbitals. Hence answer is 3.

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