Which of the following is correct order of ligand field strength?

Which of the following is correct order of ligand field strength?
  1. CO<en<NH3<C2O42-<S2-
  2. S2-<C2O42-<NH3<en<CO
  3. NH3<en<CO<S2-<C2O42-
  4. S2-<NH3<en<CO<C2O42-

Solution

According to spectrochemical series, ligands can be arranged in a series in the order of increasing field strength as given below: 

I   < Br  < SCN   < Cl   < S2  < F   < OH   < C2O4 2  < H2O < NCS  < edta4  < NH3  < en < CN   < CO

As per the above series, correct answer is S2-<C2O42-<NH3<en<CO

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (30 Jan Shift 1)

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