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Match each theory to what it explains

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Werner's theory
    Right
    primary and secondary linkages, and shapes
  2. Left
    Valence Bond Theory
    Right
    formation, magnetic behaviour and shape
  3. Left
    Crystal Field Theory
    Right
    splitting of d orbital energies by ligands

Explanation

Werner came first, then VBT, then CFT, each answering what the last could not. Source: syllabus Chemistry Part I, Ch 5 Coordination Compounds.
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