Question #196693
Show the splitting of the d orbitals in
a) An isolated metal ion b) in a spherical field c) in an octahedral field.
Expert's answer
In a transition-metal complex, some of the d orbitals are closer to the ligands than other d orbitals are. The orbitals that are near the ligands get pushed up in energy, because the ligands have negative charge and so would any electrons in the orbital.
