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a. complete the following table for each octahedral complex ion listed:

using the results from the above table:

b. write a relative spectrochemical series for the ligands in the chromium complexes above

compound wavelength of maximum absorption(nm) Splitting(kJ/mol) Splitting(kJ/photon) [Co(NH3)6]3+ 405 [CrCl6]3- 735 [Cr(CN)6]3- 381 [Cr(H2O)6]3+ 562 [Cr(NH3)6]3+ 462 [Fe(H2O)6]2+ 966 [Fe(H2O)6]3+ 730 [Ir(NH3)6]3+ 244 [Rh(NH3)6]3+ 295

Explanation / Answer

a. Table

dE (kJ/photon) = hc/l

h = planck's constant

c = speed of light

l = wavelength

dE (kJ/mol) = dE (kJ/photon) x avogadro's number

compound                wavelength (nm)           dE splitting             dE splitting

                                                                         (kJ/mol)               (kJ/photon)

[Co(NH3)6]3+                  405                       2.95 x 10^5          4.91 x 10^-19

[CrCl6]3-                          735                       1.63 x 10^5           2.70 x 10^-19    

[Cr(CN)6]3-                      381                       3.14 x 10^5           5.22 x 10^-19

[Cr(H2O)6]3+                   562                       2.13 x 10^5           3.54 x 10^-19

[Cr(NH3)6]3+                   462                       2.59 x 10^5           4.30 x 10^-19

[Fe(H2O)]2+                    966                       1.23 x 10^5            2.06 x 10^-19

[Fe(H2O)]3+                    730                       1.64 x 10^5            2.72 x 10^-19

[Ir(NH3)6]3+                    244                       4.90 x 10^5            8.14 x 10^-19

[Rh(NH3)6]3+                  295                       4.05 x 10^5            6.74 x 10^-19

b. Spectrochemical series (ligands) for Cr complex energy (kJ/mol) in increasing order : Cl- < H2O < NH3 < CN-

c. As the oxidation state increases for Fe from +2 to +3 the energy (kJ/mol) for splitting also increases.

d. As we go down the group from Co to Rh to Ir the splitting energy (kJ/mol) also increases accordingly.

e. with dE = 2.74 x 10^-19 J

Wavelength = hc/dE = 6.626 x 10^-34 x 3 x 10^8/2.74 x 10^-19= 7.25 x 10^-7 m = 725 nm