In the compound, #CaNa[Fe(CN)_6]#, what ligands are in the coordination sphere?
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You didn't specify which coordination sphere.
In
- The first coordination sphere involves what is directly coordinating with
#"Fe"^(3+)# , which are the cyanide ions. - The second coordination sphere involves anything coordinating from the outside with the first coordination sphere. These species in the second coordination sphere are the sodium and calcium cations.
- Iron would be a
#d^5# metal, since it is supposedly#"Fe"^(3+)# . - Thus it would have
#2# pairs of electrons in its#t_(2g)# orbitals and#1# electron in its third#t_(2g)# orbital.
Now, to me something seems off.
Could you mean
In this case, iron(II) would be a
A filled