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A researcher uses Co(NH3)63+, Co(CN)63-, and CoF63- to make three colored solutions. The three solutions are green, yellow, and blue. Which complex corresponds to each color?
spectrochemical series: Co(CN)63- > Co(NH3)63+ > CoF63-
Looks green absorbs red (long wavelength, lowest energy)
Looks blue absorbs orange (intermediate wavelength, intermediate energy)
Looks yellow absorbs violet (short wavelength, highest energy)