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What is crystal field splitting energy? |
Answer» 1. In an octahedral complex, the d – orbitals of the central metal ion divide into two sets of different energies. The separation in energy is the crystal field splitting energy. 2. The d orbitals lying along the axes dx2 , dy2 and dz2 orbitals will experience strong repulsion and raise in energy to a greater extent than the orbitals with lobes directed between the axes (dxy , dyz and dzx ). Thus the degenerate d – orbitals now split into two sets and the process is called crystal filled splitting. |
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