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The number of unpaired electrons in the low-spin octahedral complex is:

  1. A5
  2. B2
  3. C4
  4. D0

Answer: B

Mn is , so is . The strong-field gives the low-spin arrangement , which has two paired electrons in one orbital and two single electrons in the others. The number of unpaired electrons is 2.
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