The prediction of ligand-field theory that for low-spin octahedral complexes the size should decrease along the series Cr(lll), Mn(lll), Fe(ll1). and Co(lll) has been examined by comparing the lattice constants of the complex cyanides of formula K3M111(CN)6; a steady decrease along the series provides substantial evidence that the prediction is correct.
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