Outline the use of crystal field theory

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CH5102 Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry

Question 1: understand the nature of atomic structure, work out electronic configurations and understand the origins of trends within the periodic table;

Question 2: derive MO diagrams for homonuclear diatomics (s- and p-block)and use them to predict basic properties

Question 3: define electronegativity

Question 4: understand the fundamentals of ligand-metal interactions and hence the thermodynamic stability of complexes;

Question 5: outline the use of crystal field theory

Question 6: understand how close-packing of spheres leads to hexagonal and cubic close packing;

Question 7: visualise 3-dimensional aspects of shape and structure and establish the geometries of metals and ions in solids;

Question 8: understand the nature of lattice enthalpies, and the use of Born-Haber cycles in the calculation of lattice, solvation and formation enthalpies

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