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What is d-orbital collapse?
When I was perusing the works of Schwarz on atomic structure, I came across the unfamiliar term of d-orbital collapse.
He describes it as a variation in energetic sequence from group 1 to 3 elements ...
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Relative orbital energies of Mn and Ni
In this MO diagram, why are the atomic Mn $3d$ orbitals higher in energy than the Ni $3d$ orbitals?
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Ionic radius for tetrahedral metal–ligand complexes
The ionic radii for metal–ligand complexes that are in an octahedral coordination are easy to find. I understand that when the $\mathrm{e_g}$ orbital is filled, the ionic radius increases because the ...
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Trend in the infrared stretching of molecular hydrogen to group 8 transitions metals?
While going through old notes, in relation to the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model, it states that the stretching frequency for $\ce{N2}$ to the group 8 transition metals ($\nu(\ce{NN})$) proceeds as:
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Do the paired electrons of subshells' degenerate orbitals contribute to the total exchange energy?
For instance, in d7, there are 5 electrons with the same spin, and 2 electron with the opposite spin, meaning that there are only 3 unpaired electrons. So, which of these would be correct?
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