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Published on: August 14, 2026
For the octahedral complexes of
in
(thiocyanate -S ) and in
ligand
environments, the difference between the spin only magnetic moments (in B.M) is:
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SCN is a weak field ligand with one negative charge.
The oxidation state of Fe is calculated as,


Number of unpaired 


is a strong field ligand


Before Pairing 
After Pairing 


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