Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Answer
(4) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Spectrochemical series: I- < Br- < Cl- (field strength increases)
t: [CoI4]2- < [CoBr4]2- < [CoCl4]2-
Statement I: Br- is a weaker field ligand than Cl-, so t of [CoBr4]2- is smaller and it absorbs light of lower energy true
Statement II: I- is weaker than Cl-, so the splitting in [CoI4]2- is less, not more false
Answer: (4)