Chapter 21, Problem 21.16A

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The more paramagnetic complex from ${\left[{\text{FeCl}}_{\text{6}}\right]}^{3-}$ and ${\left[\text{Fe}{\left(\text{CN}\right)}_{\text{6}}\right]}^{3-}$ needs to be determined.

Concept introduction:

The crystal field theory explained that the splitting of orbital degeneracy in the complex takes place due to the presence of strong field ligand. The splitting of orbital degeneracy will be different in a different structure of the complex with different coordination numbers.

The expression to calculate the magnetic moments is shown below:

$\text{μ}=\sqrt{\text{n}\left(\text{n+2}\right)}$