
Inorganic Chemistry
P Block - Group 17 Solutions
5. (20 points) Answer the following questions related to crystal field splitting.
A. For an Octahedral complex, draw the crystal field splitting for both a high spin, and low spin ds
complex. Correctly label symmetry labels for orbitals, and identify the amount of unpaired electrons
for each splitting diagram.
Consider the square base pyramidal (CuCls]- complex. Using the provided reference system and with
the knowledge that its point group is Cav, answer the following questions:
Z
Cl
C/ Cu "****...
CI
CI
B. What is the oxidation state of each atom apart of the system.
Cu:
CI:
C. Draw the Crystal field splitting for the complex listed above. Assume that each ligand is a point
charge which the extent of the overlap with the d-orbitals from Cu will determine the energy level of
each. Label the energy scale, correctly position the d-orbitals in their respective energy levels, label
each d-orbital with the correct symmetry label, and fill in correct number of electrons.