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Which is stronger ligand between aqua and ammine? Pls show easyeay to identify

Which is stronger ligand between aqua and ammine? Pls show easyeay to identify 

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Arun
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4 years ago
In case of H2O, it is weaker ligand as compared to NH3 as the donor atom is Oxygen which is more electronegative than Nitrogen. So as the electronegativity of central atom decrease, the ligand becomes stronger. so in NH3, pairing will occur and in H2O pairing will not occur

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