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A model treating ligands as external charge distributions that split metal d-orbital energies according to coordination geometry.
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Crystal-field theory predicts geometry-dependent d-orbital splitting while neglecting explicit covalent bonding.
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Crystal-field splitting and electron count organize idealized d-orbital occupations, spin states, and related trends in coordination complexes; covalency and low symmetry require ligand-field or electronic-structure refinements.
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Ligand-field theory retains symmetry-based splitting while adding molecular-orbital covalency.
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Crystal-field splittings help organize electronic spectra and magnetism, while covalency, spin–orbit coupling, and vibronic effects refine assignments.
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