Question

Ligand field diagram for octahedral complex explain briefly

Answer 1

The ligand field diagram for octahedral complex is explained here.

In a free metal ion, all the five d-orbitals are degenerate (i.e, having equal energies). But according to crystal field theory, under the influence of ligand field, degenracy of d-orbital is destroyed and they split into two or more energy levels. The difference in energy between two sets of d-orbitals is called Crystal Field Splitting Energy (CFSE). The extent of splitting depends upon the strength of ligand. A strong ligand causes greater splitting whereas weak ligand causes smaller splitting.

In octahedral complex, under the influence of ligand field, degenerate five d-orbitals split into two sets of orbitals -one is
`t_(2g)` and another one is
`e_(g)`.
`t_(2g)` orbital consists of
`d_(xy) , d_(xz) , d_(yz)` and
`e_(g)` orbital consists of
`d_(x^(2)-y^(2)  )  and   d_(z^(2) )` orbitals.

The crystal field splitting diagram for octahedral complex is attached here.

In the diagram, Δo is crystal field splitting energy (CFSE).