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Bonding: Valence Bond and Crystal Field Theory, Isomerism in Coordination Compounds, Werner's Theory, Ligands and Nomenclature
The red of blood, the green of chlorophyll and the blue of copper sulphate crystals all come from a metal ion with other groups around it. These complexes have shapes, names and colours that follow clear rules. In this chapter you learn Werner's theory and the naming of complexes, the isomerism they show, and how valence bond theory and crystal field theory explain colour and magnetism. Python counts isomers and fills the crystal field levels.
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