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according to spectrochemical series h20 is a strong ligand or weak ligand

according  to spectrochemical series h20 is a strong ligand or weak ligand
 

Grade:12th pass

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Yash Patari
askIITians Faculty 2123 Points
2 years ago
Dear student,
H2O isa weak field ligand. The electronegative O atom is strongly electron-withdrawing, so there is poor orbital overlap between the electron pair on O and a metal d-orbital.
Navneet jha
63 Points
2 years ago
Water is a weak field ligand. The electronegative O atom is strongly electron-withdrawing, so there is poor orbital overlap between the electron pair on O and a metal d-orbital.

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