Explain why the d xy , d xz , and orbitals lie lower in energy than the

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Explain why the dxy, dxz, and orbitals lie lower in energy than the dz2 and dx2-y2 orbitals in the presence of an octahedral arrangement of ligands about the central metal ion.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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