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I disagree with your statement that
"The dxz and dyz don't seem to have the correct symmetry to sigma bond with any p orbitals of the ligands. They are nonbonding in a perfect octahedron"
Consider the case of a halide ligand like Cl-, which has filled p orbitals perpendicular to the axis of the M-Cl sigma bond. If these are aligned with the ...
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I have read that $\ce{NH3}$ acts as an SFL with a $\ce{M^3+}$ metal ion and acts as a WFL with a $\ce{M^2+}$ metal ion.
(I assume that SFL = strong-field ligand and WFL = weak field ligand.)
No, this is not correct. Ammonia is neither a true strong-field ligand nor a true weak-field ligand. Instead, it can form high-spin and low-spin complexes depending on ...
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