iTeachChemi
iTeachChem6d ago
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CorrodedCoffin

d block

why is it that cr2+ ( s0 d4) a good reducing agent whereas mn3+ ( s0 d4) a good oxidising agent ?
both should have a tendency to form d5 ie be good oxidising agents .
one argument i did see was cr3+ achieving half filled t2g level (t2g 3) but why is that not the case for mn3+ then
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