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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a transition metal complex absorbs electromagnetic radiation?
A)Ligand field splitting increases electron energy✓
B)Metal-ligand bond length remains constant
C)Orbital hybridization ceases consequently disrupting bonds
D)Spectrochemical series determines reduction potential
💡 Explanation
Electromagnetic radiation promotes electrons to higher energy d-orbitals within the ligand field splitting arrangement; because the electrons populate antibonding orbitals, destabilizing and elongating the metal-ligand bonds, therefore ligand field splitting impacts electronic energy rather than spectrochemical effects.
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