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Would the transitions of a tetrahedral be at longer wavelength and high intensities?
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Tetrahedral complexes typically exhibit transitions at shorter wavelengths and lower intensities compared to octahedral complexes. This is because tetrahedral complexes have a lower symmetry, leading to weaker ligand field splitting and smaller energy differences between d-orbitals. Consequently, the electronic transitions require higher energy photons, resulting in absorption at shorter wavelengths (higher energy). The lower symmetry also contributes to the weaker intensity of the transitions.
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