Preferred Label : crystal field splitting;
IUPAC definition : The removal of a degeneracy of the energy levels of molecular entities or ions due
to the lower site symmetry created by a crystalline environment. This term is sometimes
incorrectly used synonymously with the term ligand field splitting.;
Origin ID : C01429;
See also
The removal of a degeneracy of the energy levels of molecular entities or ions due
to the lower site symmetry created by a crystalline environment. This term is sometimes
incorrectly used synonymously with the term ligand field splitting.