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Why cr+2 is reducing in nature while with same d orbital configuration mn 3+is oxidising

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Cr2+ is strongly reducing in nature. It has a d4 configuration. While acting as a reducingagent, it gets oxidized to Cr3+ (electronic configuration, d3). ... In the case of Mn3+ (d4), it acts as an oxidizing agent and gets reducedto Mn2+ (d5).
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