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Grade 9Physical Chemistry

What may be the stable oxidation state of the transition element with the following d electron configurations in the ground state of their atoms : 3d3, 3d5, 3d8 and 3d4?

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12 Years agoGrade 9
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11 Years ago
3d3-stable-+2,+3,+4,+5
3d5-+2,+4,+6,+7
3d8-+2,+3
3d4-no configuration in ground state because it forms 3d5
3d3 is shown by vanadium,3d5 chromium,3d6-manganese,3d8-cobalt