Question

All of the following statements concerning crystal field theory are true EXCEPT
A.in low-spin complexes, electrons are concentrated in the dxy, dyz, and dxz orbitals.
B.in an isolated atom or ion, the five d orbitals have identical energy.
C.low-spin complexes contain the maximum number of unpaired electrons.
D.the crystal field splitting is larger in low-spin complexes than high-spin complexes.
E.the energy difference between d orbitals often corresponds to an energy of visible light.

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