What are the limitations of the crystal field theory ?
Although the crystal field theory explains successfully various physical properties of a complex, yet there are certain limitations of the crystal field theory, which are summarized below. Crystal field theory…
Read more Metal to Ligand Charge Transfer (MLCT) Transition
Metal to Ligand Charge Transfer (MLCT) transition is the transfer of an electron from an orbital with primarily metal character to one with primarily ligand character. Since electron transfer from…
Read more Why Phenols are more acidic than Alcohols
Phenols are more acidic than alcohols. This can be explained by considering various properties such as resonance, electronic structure, inductive effect, dissociation constant and bond properties. Acidic Nature of Phenols…
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