Crystal field theory (Bethe 1929)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the bioinorganic-chemistry subtree

Bethe 1929 + Van Vleck 1932: octahedral d-orbital splitting Delta_o between t2g + eg; high-spin vs low-spin governed by Delta_o vs P pairing energy; spectrochemical series ordering.

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