Essay
a. Explain how the crystal field theory can use the magnitude of the splitting energy to provide an explanation of the color and magnetic properties of octahedral complexes.
b. In promoting an electron from the t2g set of orbitals to the eg set, an octahedral complex absorbs a photon with a wavelength of 523 nm. Calculate the value of in the complex, in kJ/mol.
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