Question

The crystal field splitting energy for octahedral and tetrahedral complexes is related as

Answer 1

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In an octahedral complex, there are six ligands attached to the central transition metal. The d-orbital splits into two different levels. The bottom three energy levels are named dxy, dxz, and dyz (collectively referred to as t2g). The two upper energy levels are named dx²−y², and dz² (collectively referred to as eg).

Answer 2

Jump to Square Planar Complexes · It requires more energy to have an electron in these orbitals than it would to put an electron in one of the other orbitals. This causes a splitting in the energy levels of the d-orbitals. This is known as crystal field splitting. For octahedral complexes, crystal field splitting is denoted by Δo (or Δoct).