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Offline JoeyBob

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So I know lambda is left handed and delta is right handed, but how do you determine handiness of octahedral complexes?

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http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm/courses/IC10Kiso.html

http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm/gifs/M(AA)3_isomers.jpg

If there are different substituents they are numered according to atomic number of atom linked to the metal (highest atomic number have priority).

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