Which of the following order of oxidising power is correct for the following species? VO+2,MnO−4,Cr2O2−7
A
VO+2<Cr2O2−7<MnO−4
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B
VO+2<MnO−4<Cr2O2−7
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C
Cr2O2−7<VO+2<MnO−4
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D
Cr2O2−7<MnO−4<VO+2
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Solution
The correct option is AVO+2<Cr2O2−7<MnO−4 Here all the central metal ions of VO+2,MnO−4,Cr2O2−7 are in d0 configuration.
Here the oxidising power is in the order of VO+2<Cr2O2−7<MnO−4.
It is due to the increasing stability of the lower species to which they are reduced.