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How do you know which ligand is stronger?

Ligands that bind through very electronegative atoms such as O and halogens are thus expected to be weak field, and ligands that bind through C or P are typically strong field. Ligands that bind through N are intermediate in strength.

What is the difference between strong and weak field ligands give examples?

Weak field ligands induce less splitting of the crystal fields. They form complexes with high spins. Examples: chloride ions, fluoride ions etc. Strong field ligands result in greater splitting of the crystal field.

Which are weaker ligands?

Weak field ligands: Those ligands which cause lower splitting of d orbitals i.e., ∆° parameter is smaller compared to the energy required for the pairing of electrons are called weak field ligands. Weak field ligands contain halogen, O, and S as donor atoms. e.g. F– , Cl– , Br– , I–, SCN–, C O C 2 O 4 2 – .

What properties are associated with strong and weak field ligands?

Ligands that cause a transition metal to have a small crystal field splitting, which leads to high spin, are called weak-field ligands. Ligands that produce a large crystal field splitting, which leads to low spin, are called strong field ligands.

What are ligands explain different types of ligands?

A ligand is an ion or molecule, which donates a pair of electrons to the central metal atom or ion to form a coordination complex. The word ligand is from Latin, which means “tie or bind”. Examples for anionic ligands are F–, Cl–, Br–, I–, S2–, CN–, NCS–, OH–, NH2– and neutral ligands are NH3, H2O, NO, CO.

What makes a better ligand?

Lewis bases are ligands with lesser electronegativity; hence will they will be stronger. Therefore, oxygen or halogen donors are weak field ligands and the ones in which nitrogen or carbon atom is the donor are strong field ligands.

Which one of the following ligands has the strongest field?

According to this series $CO$ is the strongest ligand among the following because carbon is donor in this, it has double bond $(C = O)$ and is positively charged. Note: The strength of any ligand is determined by the amount of crystal field energy (CFT).