A student says that the high spin ion [Mn(H2O)6]2+[\text{Mn(H}_2\text{O)}_6]^{2+}[Mn(H2O)6]2+ has a CFSE of −2.0 Δo-2.0\,\Delta_o−2.0Δo, because all five d electrons go into the t2gt_{2g}t2g set. What is the mistake?
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