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| Always require a polydentate ligand in order to be formed |
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| Number of ligands bound directly to the central metal ion |
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| Can be a molecule molecule or anion, monodentate or polydentate |
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| Contain a central metal ion with several ligands bounded to it |
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| Bond formed when one species donates a pair of electrons |
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| Also known as disatereomers |
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| Have no center, axis, or plane of symmetry |
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| Completes composition remains the same, attachment of ligand donor atom changes |
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| Formula of completes is the same but the atoms are connected differently |
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| Create smaller crystal field splitting energies |
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| Create larger crystal field splitting energies |
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| Have a lower number of unpaired electrons |
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| Have a higher number of unpaired electrons |
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| Crystal Field Splitting Energy |
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| Difference in d orbital energies due to presence of ligand in a given geometry |
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| Ranks ligands in their ability to split d orbital energies |
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| Formed when d orbitals begin to fill |
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| Identical ligands on same side of metal atom |
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| Identical ligands on opposite side of metal atom |
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