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3. Answer in brief.

vii. What are the high-spin and low-spin complexes ?

Answer:-

i. High-spin complexes: When crystal field splitting energy is greater than electron pairing energy, the complexes formed are high-spin complexes.

ii. Low-spin complexes: When crystal field splitting energy is smaller than electron pairing energy, the complexes formed are low-spin complexes.

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