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Offline Chaste

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Should LFSE values be positive or negative?
« on: November 26, 2009, 10:19:32 PM »
The formula for ligand field stabiliziing energy is (-0.4m + 0.6n), where m is the no. of electrons in the t2g orbital and n the number of electrons in the eg orbital.

Why are the values for LFSE expressed positively?
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Re: Should LFSE values be positive or negative?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2010, 08:49:11 PM »
Quote from: Chaste on November 26, 2009, 10:19:32 PM
Why are the values for LFSE expressed positively?
I think it is by convention. Positive quantities refer to "gain of stability" of the complex.
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