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Published on: August 14, 2026
Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) In octahedral complexes, 
orbitals have higher energy than 
and 
orbitals.
(ii) In tetrahedral complexes, 
orbitals have higher energy than 
and 
orbitals.
(iii) The colours of complexes are due to electronic transitions from one set of 
-orbitals to another set of orbitals.
(iv) 
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