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Engineering Chemistry · Q5

Transition Elements

Engineering and GATE · Engineering Chemistry · question 5

Q5

The ligand field bands of lanthanide complexes are generally sharper than those of transition metal complexes because

A.
transitions are allowed for lanthanide complexes
B.
intensity of the bands are higher for lanthanide complexes
C.
f-orbital have higher energy than d-orbital
D.
f-orbital, compared to d-orbital interact less effectively with ligand
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
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