Crystal Field Theory Quiz Online Practice Test

1. Identify the complex that has zero crystal field stabilization energy:

2. Identify the paramagnetic compound from the options provided:

3. Find the crystal field splitting energy for a high spin d⁴ octahedral complex:

4. Which compound listed below acts as a bidentate ligand?

5. How many unpaired electrons does the [CoF₆]³⁻ complex ion exhibit?

6. In an octahedral complex with d²sp³ hybridization, which combination of d orbitals participates?

7. Which compound listed below lacks a direct metal-carbon bond?

8. Rank the ligands in ascending order of their splitting power according to the spectrochemical series:

9. Identify the complex that exhibits a magnetic moment of 1.73 BM.

10. The color of tetraamminecopper(II) sulfate is closest to:

11. Which of the following phenomena is not adequately explained by crystal field theory?

12. Identify the paramagnetic compound from the options below:

13. Calculate the crystal field stabilization energy (CFSE) for a d⁶ high spin complex in both tetrahedral and octahedral geometries.

14. In the context of octahedral coordination complexes, which set of d orbitals is positioned at a lower energy level?

15. Choose the correct answer by observing this
Δt= ?

16. In octahedral geometry, which d orbitals experience strong repulsion when ligands align along the x, y, and z axes?

17. Among the following ions in an octahedral field, which one does not experience crystal field stabilization energy (CFSE)?

18. Which of the following configurations does not typically exhibit the Jahn-Teller effect in high-spin complexes?

19. What is the crystal field stabilization energy (CFSE) for the complex [CoCl₄]²⁻?

20. In Crystal Field Theory (CFT), the interaction between metal ions and ligands in complexes is viewed in terms of electrostatic ____ and ____.