Q.

The conditions and consequence that favours the t2g3eg1 configuration in a metal complex are:       [2025]

1 weak field ligand, low spin complex  
2 strong field ligand, high spin complex  
3 weak field ligand, high spin complex  
4 strong field ligand, low spin complex  

Ans.

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For weak field ligand, Δo<P, so the fourth electron prefers to overcome the Δo energy barrier and go to eg, rather than overcoming pairing energy barrier (P) and going to t2g. Hence, for weak field ligand, configuration splits as t2g1,1,1eg1,0 (high spin complex) in octahedral field. For strong field ligand, d4 configuration splits as t2g2,1,1eg0,0 (low spin complex) in octahedral field.