The crystal field splitting energy for octahedral $\left(\Delta_{0}ight)$ and tetrahedral…

The crystal field splitting energy for octahedral $\left(\Delta_{0}ight)$ and tetrahedral $\left(\Delta_{\mathrm{t}}ight)$ complexes is related as
  1. $\Delta_{\mathrm{t}}=-\frac{1}{2} \Delta_{0}$
  2. $\Delta_{\mathrm{t}}=-\frac{4}{9} \Delta_{0}$
  3. $\Delta_{\mathrm{t}}=-\frac{3}{5} \Delta_{0}$
  4. $\Delta_{\mathrm{t}}=-\frac{2}{5} \Delta_{0}$

Solution

The crystal field splitting in tetrahedral complexes is lower than that in octahedral complexes, and $\Delta_{\mathrm{t}}=-\frac{4}{9} \Delta_{0}$

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