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Assertion: Tetrahedral complexes of first-row transition metals are almost always high spin. Reason: For the same metal and ligands , which is usually smaller than the pairing energy.

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but Reason is false
  4. DAssertion is false but Reason is true

Answer: A

With , the splitting rarely exceeds the pairing energy, so electrons occupy the upper set singly rather than pair in the set. The Reason therefore explains the Assertion, and both are true.
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