24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds
Magnetic Properties of Complex Ions: Octahedral Complexes
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds
Magnetic Properties of Complex Ions: Octahedral Complexes
13PRACTICE PROBLEM
The spin-only magnetic moment of a transition metal complex in Bohr magnetons (BM) is calculated as , where n is the number of unpaired electrons. It is proportional to the amount of paramagnetism in the metal. What is the spin-only magnetic moment of Mn3+, a first-series transition metal, when it forms an octahedral complex with strong and weak field ligands? Can the magnetic moment distinguish between the electron configurations of Mn3+ with a weak-field and strong-field ligand?
The spin-only magnetic moment of a transition metal complex in Bohr magnetons (BM) is calculated as , where n is the number of unpaired electrons. It is proportional to the amount of paramagnetism in the metal. What is the spin-only magnetic moment of Mn3+, a first-series transition metal, when it forms an octahedral complex with strong and weak field ligands? Can the magnetic moment distinguish between the electron configurations of Mn3+ with a weak-field and strong-field ligand?