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Find the difference in the number of electrons in t2g and eg set of orbitals of the complex Na3[CoF6]:

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The oxidation state of Co in Na3[CoF6] is +3. It has 6 electrons in 3d orbital out of which 4 are present in t2g level and 2 are present in eg level since it is a high spin complex.
Hence, the difference in the number of electrons in t2g and eg set of orbitals of Na3[CoF6] is 42=2

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