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Highest oxidation state of manganese in fluoride is +4 (MnF₄) but highest oxidation state in oxides is +7 (Mn₂O₇) because ____________.

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Answer:
D
Solution:

Oxygen can make strong multiple bonds to Mn, stabilising Mn(VII) in Mn₂O₇; fluorine makes single bonds, limiting MnF₄ to +4.

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