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(i) Cr 3+ = 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 , 3s 2 3p 6 3d 3 (ii) Cu + = 1s 2 , 2s 2 , 2p 6 , 3s 2 , 3p 6 , 3d 10 (iii) Co 2+ = 1s 2 , 2s 2 , 2p 6 , 3s 2 , 3p 6 , 3d 7 (iv) Mn 2+ = 1s 2 , 2s 2 , 2p 6 , 3s 2 , 3p 6 , 3d 5 (v) Pm 3+ = 1s 2 , 2s 2 , 2p 6 , 3s 2 , 3p 6 , 4s 2 , 3d 10 , 4p 6 , 5s 2 , 4d 10 , 5p 6 4f 4 (vi) Ce 4+ = 1s 2 , 2s 2 , 2p 6 , 3s 2 , 3p 6 , 4s 2 , 3d 10 , 4p 6 , 5s 2 , 4d 10 , 5p 6 . (vii) Lu 2+ = 1s 2 , 2s 2 , 2p 6 , 3s 2 , 3p 6 , 4s 2 , 3d 10 , 4p 6 , 5s 2 , 4d 10 , 5p 6 4f 14 , 5d 1 . (viii) Th 4+ = 1s 2 , 2s 2 , 2p 6 , 3s 2 , 3p 6 , 3d 10 , 4s 2 , 4p 6 , 4d 10 , 4f 14 , 5s 2 , 5p 6 , 5d 10 , 6s 2 , 6p 6 .

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The d-And-f-Block Elements

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121.

What is the effect of increasing pH in K₂Cr₂O₇, solution?

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122.

Within a periodic group of transition elements the possibility of exhibiting maximum oxidation state increases with atomic number. Why?

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123. Write down the electronic configuration of:
(i) Cr³⁺ (ii) Cu⁺ (iii) Co²⁺(iv) Mn²⁺ (v) Pm³⁺(vi) Ce⁴⁺ (vii) Lu²⁺ (viii) Th⁴⁺

(i) Cr³⁺ = 1s² 2s² 2p⁶, 3s² 3p⁶ 3d³(ii) Cu⁺ = 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 3d¹⁰(iii) Co²⁺ = 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 3d⁷(iv) Mn²⁺ = 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 3d⁵(v) Pm³⁺= 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d¹⁰, 4p⁶, 5s², 4d¹⁰, 5p⁶ 4f⁴(vi) Ce⁴⁺ = 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d¹⁰, 4p⁶, 5s², 4d¹⁰, 5p⁶.
(vii) Lu²⁺ = 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d¹⁰, 4p⁶, 5s², 4d¹⁰, 5p⁶ 4f¹⁴, 5d¹.
(viii) Th⁴⁺ = 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 3d¹⁰, 4s², 4p⁶, 4d¹⁰, 4f¹⁴, 5s², 5p⁶, 5d¹⁰, 6s², 6p⁶.

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124. Why are Mn²⁺ compounds more stable than Fe²⁺ towards oxidation to their +3 state?

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125. Explain briefly how +2 state becomes more and more stable in the first half of the first row transition elements with increasing atomic number?

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126. 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 example.

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127. 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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128. Name the oxometal anions of the first series of the transition metals in which the metal exhibits the oxidation state equal to its group number.

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129. What is lanthanoid contraction? What are the consequences of lanthanoid contraction?

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130. What are the characteristics of the transition elements and why are they called transition elements? Which of the d-block elements may not be regarded as the transition elements?

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