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Grade 12General Physics

the highest degree of paramagnetism per mole of the compound at 25'c iare 1.MnSO4.7H2O,2.COCl2.6H20,3.FeCl3.4H20,4.NiCl2.6H20

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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9 Years ago
In all these compounds, Mn has the oxidation state +2.
Therfore, its electronic configuration is:
3d5 which has all the electrons unpaired and therfore has the hihest  degree of paramagnetism.