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Is it a "Bary center" or a "Bari center"?
(Studying Coordination Chemistry, "Crystal Field Theory" at school)
Apparently, different sources spell this differently.
The Wikipedia article on Crystal Field Stabilization Energy, calls it the "...
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Are these reaction equations for the formation of the brown ring complex correct?
\begin{align}
\ce{NO3- + 3Fe^2+ + 4H+ &-> NO + 3Fe^3+ + 2H2O}\tag{1}\\
\ce{[Fe(H2O)6]^2+ + NO &-> \underset{\text{(brown)}}{[Fe(H2O)5(NO)]^2+} + H2O}\tag{2}
\end{align}
The above are ...
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Why would hexacyanidocobaltate(II) be uncommon while pentacyanidoaquacobaltate(II) is common?
In Huheey's Inorganic Chemistry it is written that hexacyanidocobaltate(II) is uncommon but pentacyanidoaquacobaltate(II) is common. Something is mentioned about Jahn-Teller distortion, but I don't ...
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