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Transition Metals and Coordination Complexes
Crystal Field Theory - Octahedral Complexes
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Crystal Field Theory
To explain the observed behavior of transition metal complexes (such as colors), a model involving electrostatic interactions between the electrons from the ligands and the electrons in the unhybridized d orbitals of the central metal atom has been developed. This electrostatic model is cry...
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Crystal field theory describes the electronic structure of transition metal complexes based on electrostatic interactions between transition metal ions and ligand molecules. It has been used to explain certain properties of transition metal complexes such as magnetism and color.
The electrostatic interactions between the ligand molecules ...
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