The complex ion Fe(CN)63- is paramagnetic with one unpaired electron. The complex ion Fe(SCN)63- has five unpaired electrons. Where does SCN- lie in the spectrochemical series with respect to CN-?

SCN⁻ lies in the lower (weak field) region of the spectrochemical series while CN⁻ lies in the higher (stronger field) region.

CN⁻ is a strong field ligand with a large splitting constant, and it is high up in the spectrochemical series.

Conversely, SCN⁻ is a weak field ligand with a low splitting constant, and it is lower in the spectrochemical series.

Hence, SCN⁻ lies in the lower (weak field) region of the spectrochemical series while CN⁻ lies in the higher (stronger field) region.

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SCN- is a weak field ligand while CN- is a strong field ligand

Explanation:

The spectrochemical series is an arrangement of ligands according to their magnitude of crystal field splitting. Ligands that cause only a small degree of crystal field splitting are called weak field ligands while ligands that cause large crystal field splitting are called strong field ligands.

Strong field ligands often lead to the formation of low spin complexes with the least number of unpaired electrons while high spin complexes are formed by weak field ligands.

CN- is a strong field ligand as it lies towards the right hand side of the spectrochemical series.

SCN- is a weak field ligand hence it forms a high spin complex having the maximum number of unpaired electrons for Fe^3+, hence the answer.

answer is: c. the experiment shows that the red substance experienced a chemical change.

this is chemical change (chemical reaction), because two new substances are formed (metalig liquid and gas), the atoms are rearranged and the reaction is followed by an energy change.

this is example of chemical decomposition.

chemical decomposition (analysis) is the separation of a single chemical compound into its two or more elemental parts or to simpler compounds.  

chemical decomposition is opposite of chemical synthesis.