Why is low spin tetrahedral complex rarely observed?
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In tetrahedral complex, the d-orbital is splitting to small as compared to octahedral. For same metal and same ligand . Hence, the orbital splitting energies are not enough to force pairing. As a result, low spin configurations are rarely observed in tetrahedral complexes
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