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Question: Which transition metal can form both a high and low spin complex? \[Z{n^{2 + }},C{u^{2 + }},M{n^{3 +...

Which transition metal can form both a high and low spin complex? Zn2+,Cu2+,Mn3+,Ti2+.Z{n^{2 + }},C{u^{2 + }},M{n^{3 + }},T{i^{2 + }}.

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All that you must know is the concept of the crystal Field Theory of the transition metal and their classification.
You must understand the concept of low spin and high spin and how to fill them both in d orbital.
In this, we can understand these all and by given explanation, you can understand which transition metal can form both a high and low spin complex?

Complete answer:
Manganese metal can form both a high and low spin complex
EXPLANATION: First let us see what type of metal. The crystal Field Theory of the transition metal is typically classified as d1,d2,....,d10{d^1},{d^2},....,{d^{10}}.
TRANSITION METAL CLASSIFICATIONS
1. 3030 is the atomic number of zinc, so it's on the 1010th column in the transition metals.[Ar]4s03d10\left[ {Ar} \right]4{s^0}3{d^{10}} is the electron configuration of Zn2+Z{n^{2 + }} (just take out the two 44s electrons)because of this that makes it a d10{d^{10}} metal.
2. 2929 is the atomic number of copper, so it's on the 99th column in the transition metals. [Ar]4s03d9\left[ {Ar} \right]4{s^0}3{d^9} is the electron configuration of Cu2+C{u^{2 + }} (just take out the single 44s electron and the 1010 th 3d3d electron) because of this that makes it a d9{d^9}metals.
3. 2525 is the atomic number of manganese, so it's on the 5th column in the transition metals. [Ar]4s03d4\left[ {Ar} \right]4{s^0}3{d^4} is the electron configuration of Mn3+M{n^{3 + }} (take out the two 4s4s electrons and one 3d3d electron) because of this that makes it a d4{d^4} metal.
4. 2222 is the atomic number of titanium and so it's on the 22nd column in the transition metals.[Ar]3d24s0\left[ {Ar} \right]3{d^2}4{s^0} is the electron configuration of Ti2+T{i^{2 + }} (take out the two 4s4s electrons) because of this that makes it a d2{d^2} metal.
Notice that none of these are d8{d^8} metals like nickel or platinum, which tend to form square planar or tetrahedral complexes.

Note:
All four of these transition metals commonly have coordination numbers of 66, however, so let's examine their octahedral complex crystal-field splitting diagrams.
HIGH SPIN and LOW SPIN
High spin = with one electron first fill all five d orbitals and then double up.
Low spin = first fill lowest-energy d orbitals completely and then at last fill higher-energy orbitals.