In the spectrochemical series, water is positioned above chlorine, i.e. H_2O > Cl^- in field strength. This is due to **[IIT JEE 2009]**

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In the spectrochemical series, water is positioned above chlorine, i.e. in field strength. This is due to **[IIT JEE 2009]**

Answer: (D)

is a larger, more diffuse ion than , giving poorer orbital overlap with the metal -orbitals and hence a smaller crystal field splitting; is

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