When filling electrons into the crystal field splitting pattern for atetrahedral complex shown below, where would the 4th electronto fill be?high energyElow energyPAIRED in a LOW energy orbitalO ALONE in a HIGH energy d-orbitalO ALONE in a LOW energy orbitalO PAIRED in a HIGH energy d-orbital

Ans. Alone in a high energy d- orbital

When filling electrons into the crystal field splitting pattern for a tetrahedral complex shown below, where would the 4th electron to fill be? high energy low energy O PAIRED in a LOW energy orbital O ALONE in a HIGH energy d-orbital O ALONE in a LOW energy orbital O PAIRED in a HIGH energy d-orbital

When filling electrons into the crystal field splitting pattern for a tetrahedral complex shown below, where would the 4th electron to fill be? high energy low energy O PAIRED in a LOW energy orbital O ALONE in a HIGH energy d-orbital O ALONE in a LOW energy orbital O PAIRED in a HIGH energy d-orbital

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