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Chemistry · L4 · Coordination complexes: ligands, naming, and why they're colored · flowchart

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Free metal ion:five d-orbitals,same energyLigand field splitsd-orbitals into twoenergy levels, gap = ΔElectron promoted:lower level → upper level(d–d transition)Complex appearscoloredligands approach and bondd-electron absorbs a visible photon, E = Δcomplementary light is transmitted

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