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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Why do transition elements show variable oxidation states?...

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5 Years agoGrade 11
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5 Years ago
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The variability of oxidation state of transition elements is due to incompletely filled d-orbitals and presence of unpaired electrons, i.e. (ns) and (n -1) d electrons have approximate equal energies.


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