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Why Cr+2 is reducing and Mn+3 is oxidising. Explain.

Why Cr+2 is reducing and Mn+3 is oxidising. Explain.

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Arslan
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5 years ago
It has a d4 configuration. While acting as a reducing agent, it gets oxidized toCr3+ (electronic configuration, d3). ... In the case of Mn3+ (d4), it acts as anoxidizing agent and gets reduced toMn2+(d5). This has an exactly half-filled d-orbital and has an extra-stability.

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