The value of splitting energy (Delta-o) in an Octahedral complex of Mn(III) is 15,800 cm-1 and the pairing energy (P) is 28,000 cm-1.
i) Will the complex be a high spin or low spin type?
ii) Which of the spin state for this complex will show greater Jahn-Teller distortion and why? Draw the splitting diagram of high-spin and low-spin cases and explain