Why CFSE of octahedral complex decreases with increase in number of d electrons?
Ankit Dash , 5 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Arun
Last Activity: 5 Years ago
The reason they split is because of the electrostatic interactions between theelectrons of the ligand and the lobes of the d-orbital. In an octahedral, the electronsare attracted to the axes. Any orbital that has a lobe on the axes moves to a higher energy level.
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