Answer to Question #147321 in Inorganic Chemistry for vee

Question

Determine the hybridization of the metal centre in the complexes below using Ligand Field Theory.

1. [RhCl3(OH)3]3-

2. [Cr(en)2(PMe3)2]

Answer 1

1. The coordination number of rhodium is 6. The oxidation state of rhodium is +3

d2sp3- hybridization.

2.The coordination number of chromium is 4. The oxidation state of chromium is +2

dsp2- hybridization.