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ChemistryCoordination ChemistryVBT,CFT(complex compound)Medium2 minPYQ_2019
ChemistryMediumsingle choice

The magnetic moment of an octahedral homolepticMn(II)complex is5.9B.M.. The suitable ligand for this complex is:

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

Mn2+will have configuration=3d54s0

μ=5.93=nn+2

or,n=5as35=5.93

If has5unpaired electron which are not getting paired up. This implies that the ligand paired up, and the ligand is a weak field ligand. Among the given options, weak ligand isNCS-

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Coordination ChemistrySubtopic:VBT,CFT(complex compound)
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2019

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