A theoretical model based on the interaction of a central metal atom or ion with the crystal field, used to describe the electronic structure of solid inorganic complexes.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Indian Journal Physics.
Definition of crystal field theory in US English:
crystal field theory
noun
Chemistry
A theoretical model based on the interaction of a central metal atom or ion with the crystal field, used to describe the electronic structure of solid inorganic complexes.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Indian Journal Physics.