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Desrible the variableoxidation stateof 3dserieselements .

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SOLUTION :(i)Thefirsttransitionmetalscandium exhibitsonly +3oxidatinstatebut allothertransitionelementsexhibitvariableoxidation statesby loosingelectrons from (n-1)orbitaland ns orbitalas the energydifferencebetweenthemis VERYSMALL.
(ii)At the BEGINNINGOF theseries+3oxidationstateis stablebuttowardthe end+2oxidationstatebecomesstable.
(iii) Thenumberof oxidationstatesincreaseswiththe NUMBEROF electronsavailableand itdecreasesas thenumberof pairedelectronsincreases. Hencethe firstand lastelementsshowlessnumberof oxidationstatesandthe middleelementswith morenumberof OXIDATIONSTATES.


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