Which of the following shall form an octahedral complex? | CHEMISTRY - BONDING IN COORDINATION COMPOUNDS & HYBRIDIZATION AND GEOMETRY | SolveeIt | Solveeit

Today, October 3

Question

Which of the following shall form an octahedral complex?

A

$d^{4}$ (low spin)

B

$d^{8}$ (high spin)

C

$d^{6}$ (low spin)

D

None of these

Answer

$d^{6}$ (low spin)

Explanation

Solution

In $d^{6}$ (low spin) electrons get paired up to make two d-orbitals empty. Hydridisations is $d^{2}sp^{3}$ (octahedral) and the complex is low spin.