| Date | May 2018 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 18M.1.hl.TZ2.8 |
| Level | HL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ2 |
| Command term | Deduce | Question number | 8 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Part of the spectrochemical series is shown for transition metal complexes.
I−< Cl− < H2O < NH3
Which statement can be correctly deduced from the series?
A. H2O increases the p–d separation more than Cl−.
B. H2O increases the d–d separation more than Cl−.
C. A complex with Cl− is more likely to be blue than that with NH3.
D. Complexes with water are always blue.
Markscheme
B
Examiners report
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Syllabus sections
Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 13: The periodic table—the transition metals » 13.2 Coloured complexes
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