Given below are two statements: Statement I: [ CoBr_4]^2- ion will absorb light of lower energy than [ CoCl_4]^2- ion. Statement II: In [ CoI_4]^2-…

Given below are two statements : Statement I : $\displaystyle \left[\mathrm{CoBr}_4\right]^{2-}$ ion will absorb light of lower energy than $\displaystyle \left[\mathrm{CoCl}_4\right]^{2-}$ ion. Statement II : In $\displaystyle \left[\mathrm{CoI}_4\right]^{2-}$ ion, the energy separation between the two set of d-orbitals is more than $\displaystyle \left[\mathrm{CoCl}_4\right]^{2-}$ ion. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :