alleryWhich fact exposes a weakness of point-charge CFT?
AOctahedral fields split d levels
BTetrahedral splitting is smaller
CAnionic ligands are weak field
DStrong ligands give low spin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Anionic ligands are weak field
Treating ligands as point charges predicts anions should split d orbitals most, yet anions are among the weakest field ligands.
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