The graphs show ideal octahedral 3d magnetic moments against the number of d holes h = 10−(d-electron count). Solid: Δₒ < P. Dashed: Δₒ > P. Use spin-only ground states. Which paired graph is correct throughout?

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At h = 0…10, high-spin unpaired counts are 0,1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1,0. Low-spin counts are 0,1,2,1,0,1,2,3,2,1,0. Convert n to √[n(n+2)]. The hole axis reverses the asymmetric low-spin curve, but not the symmetric high-spin curve. Only C has every point correct.

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