Why are low spin tetrahedral complexes not formed? -Chemistry

Why are low spin tetrahedral complexes not formed? -Chemistry
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Law spin tetrahedral complexes are rarely observed because orbital splitting energies for tetrahedral complexes are sufficiently large for forcing pairing.
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