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Transition metal complexes have colour because the ligands bonding to the central metal atom or ion cause the d-orbitals to have different energies, that is, they are no longe â¦ r degenerate.In octahedral complexes, the dx2-y2 and the dz2 orbitals are higher in energy than the dxy, dxz and the dyz orbitals.ransition metal complexes have colour because the ligands bonding to the central metal atom or ion cause the d-orbitals to have different energies, that is, they are no longe â¦ r degenerate.
Definition. Elements that lose electrons easily, that are lustrous and malleable and that are good conductors of heat and electricity are known as metals. Metal elements can be broken down into several categories, one of which is the category of transition metals. A transition metal is defined as a metal with inner d or f orbitals being filled. Orbitals describe ways that electrons can be organized around a nucleus. There are four types of orbitals: s, p, d and f.