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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 (15[1])to S4 (15[1])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 (-5[1])due to a brown precipitate (-5[1])of this metal’s dioxide in Baeyer’s test. For 10 points, name this transition metal that has the 7+ oxidation state (10[1])in an (10[1])oxyanion that is a powerful oxidizing agent with a magenta color. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: manganese [or Mn]
<Gerhardt Hinkle, Chemistry>
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Geoffrey WuColumbia BRutgers6715
Richard NiuCornell BCornell A6915
Aneesh SwaminathanJHU BRIT103-5
Samuel WangPittUMD B108-5
Forrest WeintraubColumbia AUMD A12810
Eshan PantNYUJHU A13010
Cade ReinbergerRITJHU B1420
Jasmine BaoSwarthmoreJohn Jay A14210
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ASwarthmore1420
Munir SiddiquiUMD BPitt14210

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