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Order of CFSE across a set of cobalt complexes

This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 19, 22 Jan 2025, 2 Apr 2026 S2. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 19

    44
    Arrange the following Cobalt complexes in the order of increasing Crystal Field Stabilization Energy (CFSE) value. Complexes: A=[CoF6]3−A = \left\lbrack CoF_{6} \right\rbrack^{3 -}, B=[Co(H2O)6]2+B = \left\lbrack Co\left( H_{2}O \right)_{6} \right\rbrack^{2 +}, C=[Co(NH3)6]3+C = \left\lbrack Co\left( NH_{3} \right)_{6} \right\rbrack^{3 +} and D=[Co(en)3]3+D = \left\lbrack Co(en)_{3} \right\rbrack^{3 +}. Choose the correct option:

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  2. Question 2

    22 Jan 2025

    110
    The correct order of the following complexes in terms of their crystal field stabilization energies is :

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  3. Question 3

    2 Apr 2026 S2

    35
    Given below are two statements : Statement-I : Among Zn,Mn,ScZn,Mn,Sc and Cu , the energy required to remove the third valence electron is highest for Zn and lowest for Sc . Statement-II : The correct order of the following complexes in terms of CFSE is [Co(H2O)6]2+<[Co(H2O)6]3+<[Co(en)3]3+\left\lbrack Co\left( H_{2}O \right)_{6} \right\rbrack^{2 +} < \left\lbrack Co\left( H_{2}O \right)_{6} \right\rbrack^{3 +} < \left\lbrack Co(en)_{3} \right\rbrack^{3 +}. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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