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COMEDK · Chemistry · 24. Coordination Compounds

On the basis of crystal field theory, electronic configuration of a low spin \(\mathrm{d}^4\) complex is:

  1. A \(t_{2 g}^1 e_g^3\)
  2. B \(t_{2 g}^4 e_g\)
  3. C \(t_{2 g}^2 e_g^2\)
  4. D \(t_{2 g}^3 e_g^1\)
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(B) \(t_{2 g}^4 e_g\)

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In an octahedral crystal field, the d-orbitals split into two sets: the lower energy \(t_{2g}\) set and the higher energy \(e_g\) set. For a \(d^4\) metal ion in a low spin complex, the crystal field splitting energy \(\Delta_o\) is greater than the pairing energy \(P\).…
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