Sum of the paired electrons present in the orbital with l=2 in all the species Fe2+, Co2+ and Ni2+ are
L = 2 means d orbitals
electronic configuration of Fe2+ = [Ar] 3d6
six electrons in d orbitals 4 will be unpaired 2 will be paired
electronic configuration of Co2+ = [Ar] 3d7
three electrons will be unpaired four will be paired
electronic configuration of Ni2+ = [Ar] 3d8
two electrons will be unpaired and six will be paired
So the sum of paired electrons is 2+4+6=12.
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