crystal field theory
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crystal field theory
[¦krist·əl ′fēld ‚thē·ə·rē] (physical chemistry)
The theory which assumes that the ligands of a coordination compound are the sources of negative charge which perturb the energy levels of the central metal ion and thus subject the metal ion to an electric field analogous to that within an ionic crystalline lattice.
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