--- title: "High spin and low spin: d⁶ Template – Chemistry Diagram | MolDraw" url: https://www.moldraw.com/templates/genchem-high-low-spin/ description: "High spin and low spin: d⁶ template: Octahedral d⁶ Fe²⁺: high-spin [Fe(H₂O)₆]²⁺ (t₂g⁴eg², 4 unpaired, 4.90 μB) against low-spin [Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻ (t₂g⁶…" lang: en publisher: Scidart Academy generated: 2026-10-28 --- [MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/) › [Templates](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/) › [General & inorganic](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/general-and-inorganic/) › High spin and low spin: d⁶ [General & inorganic](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/general-and-inorganic/)Premium # High spin and low spin: d⁶ template ![High spin and low spin: d⁶ template: Octahedral d⁶ Fe²⁺: high-spin [Fe(H₂O)₆]²⁺ (t₂g⁴eg², 4 unpaired, 4.90 μB) against low-spin [Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻ (t₂g⁶, diamagnetic), with CFSE and the spectrochemical series.](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/genchem-high-low-spin.webp) [Edit in MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/)Download with Pro Premium template. 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Octahedral d⁶ Fe²⁺: high-spin [Fe(H₂O)₆]²⁺ (t₂g⁴eg², 4 unpaired, 4.90 μB) against low-spin [Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻ (t₂g⁶, diamagnetic), with CFSE and the spectrochemical series. ## What the template shows - The same d⁶ ion (Fe²⁺) in a weak and a strong octahedral field - High spin, weak field - Δo < pairing energy P: electrons spread over all five orbitals first - free ion (d⁶) - t₂g⁴ eg² · 4 unpaired · μ(spin only) = 4.90 μB - Low spin, strong field - Δo > P: all six electrons pair in t₂g - t₂g⁶ · 0 unpaired · μ(spin only) = 0.00 μB - Whether electrons pair depends on Δo against the pairing energy P: weak-field ligands (H₂O, F⁻) give high spin, strong-field ligands (CN⁻, CO) low spin. - CFSE = (−0.4 × n(t₂g) + 0.6 × n(eg)) Δo, plus P for each pair beyond those in the free ion: low-spin d⁶ costs 2P extra. - Spin-only moment μ = √(n(n + 2)) μB: 4.90 μB for four unpaired electrons, 0 for low-spin d⁶. - Only d⁴ to d⁷ octahedral ions have a high-spin/low-spin choice; tetrahedral complexes are almost always high spin (Δt is small). - Every part of this figure is editable · sources on the template card Drawn with 81 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw. ## Sources - [Housecroft & Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry, 5th ed., Pearson 2018, ch. 20](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781292134147) Textbook - [Miessler, Fischer & Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry, 5th ed., Pearson 2014, ch. 10](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780321811059) Textbook ## How to use this template 1. 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