UniversityInorganic chemistry16 minLesson 27 of 38

Coordination chemistry — crystal field

Crystal field theory, d-orbital splitting, high/low spin complexes, complex color.

What this lesson covers

  1. Review: coordination complexes
  2. Degeneracy splitting in an octahedral field
  3. High spin and low spin complexes
  4. Crystal field stabilisation energy (CFSE)
  5. Colour of coordination complexes
  6. Alternative geometries: tetrahedral and square planar

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