Two complexes (A) and (B) are violet and yellow coloured, respectively. The incorrect statement regarding them is:

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Two complexes  (A) and  (B) are violet and yellow coloured, respectively. The incorrect statement regarding them is:

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Strategy:
 Assess spectral properties and field strengths of the complexes. The color observed is complementary to the color absorbed. Energy differences map to the absorbed colors.

Step 1: Correlate field splitting to absorbed color
- (A) :  is a weak-field ligand. Small . Absorbs lower energy light (yellow-green region). The complementary color transmitted/observed is Violet.
- (B) :  is a stronger field ligand. Large . Absorbs higher energy light (blue-violet region). The complementary color

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