The correct order of ligands in the spectrochemical series is

  • A
    $Cl^{-} > en > CN^{-} > NCS^{-}$
  • B
    $CN^{-} > en > NCS^{-} > Cl^{-}$
  • C
    $NCS^{-} > CN^{-} > Cl^{-} > en$
  • D
    $en > CN^{-} > Cl^{-} > NCS^{-}$

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