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Paramagnetism: Compounds - Potassium Hexacyanoferrate(II)


K4Fe(CN)6

A sample of potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) is shown to be diamagnetic. The d orbitals in the iron(II) ions are split by the strong crystal field of the cyanide ligands, allowing all six electrons to pair.

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