Consider mixed spinel MnCr 2 O XXXXXXXXXXWrite the electronic configuration of the cations found in MnCr 2 O XXXXXXXXXXCalculate the LFSE in terms of ?o (the octahedral ligand field splitting...

Consider mixed spinel MnCr 2 O 4 . 1. Write the electronic configuration of the cations found in MnCr 2 O 4 . 2. Calculate the LFSE in terms of ?o (the octahedral ligand field splitting parameter) for each of the cations for both the (a) tetrahedral and (b) octahedral environments. 3. Based on the calculated LFSE, which arrangement will the cations in manganese prefer with respect to the tetrahedral and the octahedral sites in the spinel structure?