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 Explain the following observations giving an appropriate reason for each :

Mn2+ is much more resistant than Fe2+ towards oxidation.

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 Mn2+ is much more resistant than Fe2+ towards oxidation

As Mn2+ has stable configuration hence it is resistant towards oxidation. while in Fe2+, electronic configuration is 3d6, so it can lose one electron to give stable configuration 3d5.

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