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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

The magnetic behaviour of manganate ion and permanganate ions, respectively, are

  1. A Both are paramagnetic
  2. B Both are diamagnetic
  3. C paramagnetic and diamagnetic
  4. D diamagnetic and paramagnetic
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(C) paramagnetic and diamagnetic

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Manganate ion (\(\text{MnO}_4^{2-}\)): Mn is in +6 oxidation state; \(3d^1\); paramagnetic. Permanganate ion (\(\text{MnO}_4^{-}\)): Mn is in +7 oxidation state; \(3d^0\); diamagnetic. paramagnetic and diamagnetic
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