Maximum oxidation state of $C r$ is :

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Solution

The electronic configuration of $C r$ is $[A r] 3 d^{5} 4 s^{1}$ .
Since it has $6$ electrons in its valence shell, it can lose a maximum of $6$ electrons.
Therefore, the maximum oxidation state of $C r$ is $+ 6$ .

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