April 2020
Intermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English

Transition metal manganese with d-electrons five,
A pinch in quartz gives amethyst; a trace keeps us alive.
Spans hues up to permanganate;
In batt’ries (dry) and tracks of steel. Want nodules? Learn to dive!
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GROUP 7 TRANSITION METAL
Manganese is located near the middle of the first row of transition metals and has an electronic configuration of 1s22s22p63s23p63d54s2. This configuration accounts for the interesting chemical properties of this hard, yet brittle, silvery metal.