The correct order of ligands arranged in increasing field strength.
- F- < Br- < I- < NH3
- H2O < -OH < CN- < NH3
- Br- < F- < H2O < NH3
- Cl- < -OH < Br- < CN-
Answer
(3) Br- < F- < H2O < NH3
Solution
Spectrochemical series (increasing field strength):
I- < Br- < SCN- < Cl- < S2- < F- < OH-
< C2O42- < H2O < NCS- < edta4-
< NH3 < en < CN- < CO
(A): F- placed before Br-, I- ⇒ (A) is wrong
(B): -OH before H2O and CN- before NH3 ⇒ (B) is wrong
(C): Br- < F- < H2O < NH3 ⇒ (C) is correct
(D): Br- placed after -OH ⇒ (D) is wrong
Answer: (3)