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8.19 Compare the stability of +2 oxidation state for the elements of the first transition series.

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According to our observation, except scandium, all other elements of the first row show a +2 oxidation state. Mn shows the maximum oxidation state as shown in the table. On moving from Sc to Mn the number of oxidation states increases but from Mn to Zn the number of oxidation states decreases due to a decrease in unpaired electrons. The stability of the +2 oxidation state increases on moving from Sc to Zn due to an increase in the difficulty level of removal of the third electron from d -orbital.

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