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The correct order of ligands in the spectrochemical series is

JEE Main 2012 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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The correct order of ligands in the spectrochemical series is

Official previous-year question

Held on 19 May 2012 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    Cl−>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}>Cl−>en >CN−>NCS−>\mathrm{CN}^{-}>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}>CN−>NCS−

  2. B

    CN−>\mathrm{CN}^{-}>CN−>en >NCS−>Cl−>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}>NCS−>Cl−

  3. C

    NCS−>CN−>Cl−>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}>\mathrm{CN}^{-}>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}>NCS−>CN−>Cl−>en

  4. D

    en >CN−>Cl−>NCS−>\mathrm{CN}^{-}>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}>CN−>Cl−>NCS−

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