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2. Tanabe-Sugano diagrams
The octahedral coordination complex [Cr(brap)6]3+ has a ΔO value of 18,000 cm-1 and a B of 600 cm-1. The d3 Tanabe Sugano diagram is shown below.
a) Determine the energy of all allowed transitions and the lowest energy forbidden transition in cm-1. Show your work. (10 pts)
b) Draw the corresponding absorbance spectrum representing the transitions determined in a). The spectrum must have wavelength in nm as x axis units and e as the y axis units. Label each transition with correct term labels. Hint: Approximate values of e are sufficient based on selection rules. (10 pts)
514/bonus: Determine the color of the [Cr(brap)6]3+ complex based on the lowest energy, allowed transition (5 pts)