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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.
The transition metals. The transition elements are those in the middle section of the Periodic Table. All the transition elements are metals and so they have typical metallic properties-they conduct heat and electricity, they are malleable and ductile and they form positive ions when they react with non-metals.The compounds of transition metals are often coloured.he elements in the middle section of the Periodic Table are the transition elements. They're all metals with typical metallic properties eg conducting heat and electricity. They often form coloured compounds.