In which pair highest oxidation states of transition metals are found?

Nitrides and Chlorides

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Fluorides and Chlorides

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Fluorides and Oxides

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Nitrides and Oxides

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Solution

The correct option is C Fluorides and Oxides
The highest oxidation states of transition metals are found in fluorides and oxides since fluorine and oxygen are the most electronegative elements and small in size.

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Give examples and suggest reasons for the following features of the transition metal chemistry:

(i)The lowest oxide of transition metal is basic, and the highest is amphoteric/acidic.

(ii) A transition metal exhibits the highest oxidation state in oxides and fluorides.

(iii) The highest oxidation state is exhibited in the oxoanions of a metal.

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C

n, n + 1

n + 2

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