Consider two complex ions: (I) [Co(CN) 6]3-, and (II) [CoCl6]3-. In view of the ordering of ligands in the spectrochemical series, which one of the following sets of predictions is most likely correct?
Spectrochemical Series
I- < Br - < Cl- < F- < OH- < H2O < NH3 < NO2- < CN- < CO
A) I is low spin, II is high spin, and II absorbs light at the shorter wavelength.
B) I is high spin, II is low spin, and I absorbs light at the shorter wavelength.
C) Both are low spin.
D) I is high spin, II is low spin, and II absorbs light at the shorter wavelength.
E) I is low spin, II is high spin, and I absorbs light at the shorter wavelength.
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