(a) Explain why there is no distinction between low and high-spin arrangements for an octahedral d 8...

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(a) Explain why there is no distinction between low and high-spin arrangements for an octahedral d8 metal ion. 

(b) Discuss the factors that contribute to the preference for forming either a high- or a lowspin d4 complex.

(c) How would you distinguish experimentally between the two configurations in (b)?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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