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The crystal field theory (CFT) is an electrostatic model which considers the metal-ligand bond to be ionic arising purely from electrostatic interactions between the metal ion and the ligand. Ligands are treated as point charges in case of anions or dipoles in case of neutral molecules. The five d orbitals in an isolated gaseous metal atom/ion have same energy, i.e., they are degenerate. This degeneracy is maintained if a spherically symmetrical field of negative charges surrounds the metal atom/ion. However, when this negative field is due to ligands (either anions or the negative ends of dipolar molecules like NH3 and H2O) in a complex, it becomes asymmetrical and the degeneracy of the d orbitals is lifted. It results in splitting of the d orbitals. The pattern of splitting depends upon the nature of the crystal field.
In tetrahedral coordination complexes, low-spin configurations are rare because:

1. A d-orbital splitting in tetrahedral complexes causes more distortion as compared to octahedral complexes.
2. B d-orbital splitting is inverted as compared to octahedral complexes.
3. C \(\Delta_t=\frac{9}{4} \Delta_o\)
4. D \(\Delta_{t}\) is not sufficiently large to cause pairing of electrons.