General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 22 - The Transition Elements and coordination Compounds - Questions and Problems - Page 970: 22.25

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We know that pairing energy P is the energy that is required to place two electrons in the same orbital. If the crystal field splitting is small then the pairing energy is larger and the complex will be high spin.
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