Crystal field theory describes a number of physical phenomena well but does not describe bonding nor offer an explanation for why " n " s electrons are ionized before ( " n " " 1 ) d electrons.
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Crystal field theory may be used to explain the relative stabilities of transition metal compounds of different coordination geometry, as well as the presence or absence of paramagnetism, whereas VSEPR may be used for complexes of main group element to predict geometry.
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Taube felt that a " primary flaw " with his correlation between electron configuration and ligand substitution was that it was described mainly in terms of valence bond theory, as crystal field theory and ligand field theory were not well established when he published his work in 1952.
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However, keep in mind that " the spectrochemical series is essentially backwards from what it should be for a reasonable prediction based on the assumptions of crystal field theory . " This deviation from crystal field theory highlights the weakness of crystal field theory's assumption of purely ionic bonds between metal and ligand.
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However, keep in mind that " the spectrochemical series is essentially backwards from what it should be for a reasonable prediction based on the assumptions of crystal field theory . " This deviation from crystal field theory highlights the weakness of crystal field theory's assumption of purely ionic bonds between metal and ligand.
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However, keep in mind that " the spectrochemical series is essentially backwards from what it should be for a reasonable prediction based on the assumptions of crystal field theory . " This deviation from crystal field theory highlights the weakness of crystal field theory's assumption of purely ionic bonds between metal and ligand.
