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Transition metal is a Chemical element. Activate to inspect this relation.Transition metal enables Coordination compound. Activate to inspect this relation.Scandium is a Transition metal. Activate to inspect this relation.Titanium is a Transition metal. Activate to inspect this relation.Vanadium is a Transition metal. Activate to inspect this relation.Ligand is part of Coordination complex. Activate to inspect this relation.Coordination complex requires Transition metal. Activate to inspect this relation.Crystal field theory explains Coordination complex. Activate to inspect this relation.Coordination number measures Coordination complex. Activate to inspect this relation.Chelation is a Ligand. Activate to inspect this relation.Coordination complex is a Lewis acid–base reaction. Activate to inspect this relation.Organometallic compound is a Coordination complex. Activate to inspect this relation.Transition metal influences Oxidation state. Activate to inspect this relation.Chelation enables Coordination complex. Activate to inspect this relation.Crystal field theory applies to Transition metal. Activate to inspect this relation.Crystal field theoryCoordination complexTransition metalLewis acid–base reactionLigandCoordination numberOrganometallic compoundChelationChemical elementCoordination compoundOxidation stateScandiumTitaniumVanadium
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Crystal field theory

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A model describing how ligand electrostatic fields split the d-orbital energies of a metal.

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Inorganic Chemistry
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