Let me give you a worked example to give you a hand up. How many unp e⁻ are in high and low spin Fe(III)? (A classic case: F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C. A. Murillo, M. Bochmann, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 6th ed (1999). p 784-786.)
CFT argument (LFT gives same overall picture). In the six coordinate environment (the octahedral crystal field) the five d AOs do not have the same energy but are split into a lower energy set (t2g: dxy, dyz, dyz) of three d AOs that point between the -ve atoms/ligands (less e⁻ repulsion) and a higher energy set of two AOs (eg set: dx^2-y^2,dz^2)) that point at the -ve ligands. (The t2g→Δoct→eg energy gap is Δoct comes in the visible, hence the color of TM cmplxs).
Go to the Wikipedia entry for iron and in the right-hand panel you will find the correct e⁻ configuration for Fe, namely, [Ar] 3d^6 4s^2 (note 3d < 4s). Remove three e⁻s gives you [Ar] 3d^5. There are two possibilities for the distribution of the five e⁻ over the d orbitals. If Δoct < P (the pairing energy) the high spin case results: t2g (↑)(↑)(↑) (↑)(↑) eg with five unp e⁻ (μ = 5.9 BM). This occurs in [Feox3]3- (the oxalate dianaion is a weak field ligand). If however Δoct>P the low spin case results: t2g (↑↓)(↑↓)(↑) ()()eg that has one unp e⁻ (μ = 1.73 BM) and is found in [Fe(CN)6]^3- (CN^- is of course a strong field ligand). Magnetic moments are readily determined even by undergrads!
You should now be able to tackle your questions. Good luck!