Chapter 22, Problem 22.11VP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The curves shown in the given figure that represent the spectrum for ${\text{CoCl}}_4^{2-}$ and ${\text{CoI}}_4^{2-}$ are to be identified.

Concept introduction: A series of ligands which are arranged in a order of field strength is known as spectrochemical series. The ability of a ligand to split the energies of d-orbitals of metal ions is the field strength.

To determine: The curves shown in the given figure that represent the spectrum for ${\text{CoCl}}_4^{2-}$ and ${\text{CoI}}_4^{2-}$.