NEET Chemistry Crystal Field Theory Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Anionic ligands exert the greatest crystal field splitting effect. | Reason (R): The crystal field theory assumes ligands to be point charges.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The crystal field theory assumes ligands are point charges, but anionic ligands are actually found at the low end of the spectrochemical series, so they do not exert the greatest splitting effect.
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