Question

In Spectrochemical series , chorine is above than water . I .e ` Cl gt H_(2) O` this is due to
A. Good `pi ` - acceptor properties of Cl
B. Strong` sigma-` donor and good `pi-` acceptor properties of Cl
C. Good `pi-` donor properties of Cl
D. Larger size of Cl than `H_(2)O`

Answer 1

Correct Answer - B
When ligands are arranged in ascending order of crystal field strength energy, `Delta` they produced a spectrochemical series.
In comparison to `H_(2)O, `Cl is strong `sigma` donor and good `pi` acceptor, therefore, it is a stronger ligand than `H_(2)O`. Hence, in the spectrochemical series, Cl is above than water.