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Explain why nearly all tetrahedral complexes are high-spin.
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In a tetrahedral complex, the splitting of the d orbitals is just the opposite of that in an octahedral complex. This means that there are two orbitals at a lower energy level and three orbitals at a higher energy level. Show more…
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