IMOD was developed at the Boulder Laboratory for 3-D Electron Microscopy of Cells.
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Written in the Enemark-Feltham notation, the d electron count is { CrNO } 5.
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It is important to remember that the d electron count is a formalism and describes some complexes better than others.
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Due to spin-orbit coupling between the d electrons, this state is split into a pair of energy levels.
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Thus for coordination complexes the standard electron configuration formalism is meaningless and the d electron count formalism is a suitable substitute.
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But referring to the formal oxidation state and d electron count can still be useful when trying to understand the chemistry.
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Using the neutral electron counting scheme, Cr has 6 d electrons and NO?has one electron for a total of 7.
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These properties are due to metallic bonding by delocalized d electrons, leading to cohesion which increases with the number of shared electrons.
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:: Even though Al doesn't have any d electrons, it " can " indeed use d orbitals to make bonds.
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The Jahn-Teller distortion is especially common in certain transition metal complexes; for example, copper ( II ) complexes with 9 d electrons.