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Question
To what extent do the electronic configurations decide the stability of oxidation states in the first series of the transition elements? Illustrate your answer with examples.
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Solution
- The ions in the oxidation state, in which the ions have fully filled or half-filled d shells, are more stable.
- For example, the +2 state of Mn is more stable than its other oxidation states.
- Because Mn2+ has a half-filled 3d5 shell. Similarly, the +2 state of Zn is its most stable state because it has a fully filled 3d10 shell.
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