The spectrochemical series of ligands is

Options

A. `I^(-) lt F^(-) lt H_2O lt NH_3 lt CN^(-) lt Cl`
B. `F^(-) lt Cl^(-) lt Br^(-) lt I^(-) lt H_2O lt CN^(-)`
C. `I^(-) lt Br^(-) lt Cl^(-) lt H_2O lt NH_3 lt CN^(-)`
D. `I^(-) lt H_2O lt F^(-) lt Br^(-) lt CN^(-) lt NH_3`

Answer

C

Explanation

The spectrochemical series of ligands is `I^(-) lt Br^(-) lt Cl^(-) tl F^(-) lt OH^(-) lt H_2O lt NH_3 lt NO_2^(-) lt CN^(-)`