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Draw all of the isomers of an octahedral complex which has six unidentate ligands, two of type A and four of type B.

Important Questions on Coordination Compounds

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JEE Advanced
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Draw all the isomers of an octahedral complex that has three identical bidentate ligands.
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JEE Advanced
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Draw a diagram to show how the d-orbitals split into groups with different energy in an octahedral ligand field. Some electronic configurations may exist in both high spin and low spin arrangements in an octahedral field. Draw all of these cases and suggest which metal ions and ligands give rise to each.
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JEE Advanced
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Draw an energy level diagram to show the splitting of degeneracy of the 3d-orbitals in a tetrahedral ligand field.
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Draw the energy level diagrams and indicate the occupancy of the orbitals in the following complexes.

(a) d6, octahedral, low spin
(b) d9, octahedral with tetragonal elongation
(c) d8, square planar
(d) d6, tetrahedral

Calculate the difference in crystal field stabilization energy (in unit of Δo) between the complexes (a) and (d), assuming that the ligands are strong field ligands.

(Answer: octahedral -2.4 Δo, tetrahedral -0.27 Δo, difference -2.13 Δo)

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JEE Advanced
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Calculate the crystal field stabilisation energy for d8 ion such as Ni2+ in an octahedral and tetrahedral complexes. Use the unit of Δo in both the cases. Which is the most stable? State any assumptions made.
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JEE Advanced
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Calculate the spin only magnetic moment for a d8 ion in an octahedral, square planar and tetrahedral ligand fields.
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JEE Advanced
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Show by means of a diagram how the pattern of d-orbital splitting changes as an octahedral complex undergoes tetragonal distortion and eventually becomes a square planar complex.
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Why are the compounds of Ti4+ and Zn2+ typically white? Why are Mn2+ compounds very pale in colour? What are d-d transitions spin allowed for a d5 ion?