Ligands are viewed as point charges and this theory can be extended to tetrahedral and square planar systems.
According to this theory, nonlinear molecular systems in unstable degenerate states will produce Jahn-Teller distortions. When the stabilization energy exceeds the pairing energy, as in the case with strong (*) field ligands, the formation of a low-spin state is favored. Ligands are viewed as point charges and this theory can be extended to tetrahedral and square planar systems. For 10 points, name this electrostatic model used to describe bonding in complexes of d-block metals in which ligand electrons produce an electric field around the metal center.
According to this theory, nonlinear molecular systems in unstable degenerate states will produce Jahn-Teller distortions.
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