Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007351117X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-117-7

Chapter 23 - Problems - Page 1049: 23.94

Answer

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Work Step by Step

A violet complex absorbs yellow-green light. The light absorbed by a complex having weaker ligand will be at a lower energy and has longer wavelength. Light of lower energy than yellow-green light is yellow, orange, or red light. The color observed might be blue or green
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