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Offline lord12

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Which has the larger radius?
« on: November 29, 2006, 10:50:55 PM »
An an octahedral complex with all strong field ligands, which ion has the larger radius,  Fe2+ or Co2+? What are the rules for known the size of the ion with respect if its a weak or strong field ligand?
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Re: Which has the larger radius?
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2006, 01:00:51 PM »
First of all, what do you think?
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Re: Which has the larger radius?
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2006, 01:46:48 PM »
hint: take a look at the position of Fe and Co in the periodic table
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