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Oxidation state of Mn in the compound formed by alkaline oxidative fusion of `MnO_(2)` by KOH is `:`

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The oxidation number of Mn in the product oa alkaline oxidative fusion of `MnO_2` is 6.
`2MnO_2+4KOH+O_2to2K_2MnO_4+2H_2O`
In `K_2MnO_4` the oxidation state of Mn is `+6`.
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  • The oxidation state of an element in a particular compound can be defined as

    A
    The charge aquired by its atom on the basis of electronegative consideration from other atoms in the molecule.
    B
    The residual charge acquired by its atom after removing all electronagative atoms from the molecule.
    C
    The valency of the most electronegative atom present in the molecule
    D
    Total number of electrons accepted by an atom to form a molecule.