The highest oxidation state of a transition metal is usually exhibited in its oxide and fluoride.

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Solution

The highest oxidation states of transition metals are shown by fluorides and oxides as fluorine and oxygen are the most electronegative elements.
The highest oxidation state shown by any transition metal is +8.

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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.

\begin{matrix} (i) & 2 M n O_{2} & + & 4 K O H & + & O_{2} & △ - \to (i i) & C r_{2} O_{7}^{2 -} & + & 14 H^{+} & + & 6 I^{-} & - \to \end{matrix}

Why does Mn in oxide exhibit higher oxidation state than fluoride?

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