General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 22 - The Transition Elements and coordination Compounds - Questions and Problems - Page 970: 22.21

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We know that d orbitals of a transition metal atom may have different energies in the octahedral field of six negative charges as the electron pairs of the ligands point directly at $d_x^2$ and $d_{x^2-y^2} orbitals.$
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