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Regarding the chemistry of manganese and chromium oxoanions, the correct statement(s) is(are)
- A. Manganate disproportionates in acidic medium to and .
- B. The conversion of orange dichromate to yellow chromate on adding alkali is a redox reaction.
- C. The purple colour of arises from - transitions of .
- D. The spin-only magnetic moment of is zero.
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Answer: A
(A) Manganate(VI), , is stable only in strongly alkaline solution. In acid it disproportionates: ; Mn goes from +6 to +7 and +4, so (A) is true. (B) The equilibrium keeps Cr at +6 on both sides, so it is an acid-base process, not redox; false. (C) Mn(VII) is , so no - transitions are possible; the intense purple colour is due to ligand-to-metal charge transfer from oxygen to manganese; false. (D) is with one unpaired electron, so BM, not zero; false. Only A is correct.
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