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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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6
`2MnO_(2)+4KOH+O_(2) underset to("fusion") 2K_(2) MnO_(4)+2H_(2)O`
Let the oxidation state of `Mn` in `MnO_(4)^(2-)` is X
So`X+4(-2)=-2 or X=6`
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