Chapter 9, Problem 9D.33E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The reason why water is a weaker ligand than ammonia has to be explained using the ligand field theory.

Concept Introduction:

The crystal field splitting energy (CFSE) can be calculated using the following formula,

  $\text{CFSE=}\left(\text{-0}\text{.4p+0}\text{.6q}\right){\text{Δ}}_{\text{o}}$

Where p and q are the number of electrons in ${\text{t}}_{\text{2g}}$ and ${\text{e}}_{\text{g}}$ sets respectively.