The crystal structure at STP of this metal is by far the most complex of all metallic elements, with 58 atoms per unit cell. A compound containing twelve atoms of this metal was the first known single-molecule magnet. A dark green liquid oxide of this metal explosively decomposes on contact with most organic compounds. In one cluster, four atoms of this metal are successively oxidized through states S0 to S4 to then oxidize (*) water. This metal’s dioxide is the most common cathode for alkaline batteries. A compound of this non-osmium metal and oxygen creates diols from double or triple bonds, causing a color change due to a brown precipitate of this metal’s dioxide in Baeyer’s test. For 10 points, name this transition metal that has the 7+ oxidation state in an oxyanion that is a powerful oxidizing agent with a magenta color. ■END■
ANSWER: manganese [or Mn]
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