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Q. Arrange the oxides of manganese according to increasing acidic strength.

The d-and f-Block Elements

Solution:

Acidic strength of oxides of transition metals increases with increase in oxidation number.
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Hence acidic strength is of the order of
$\underset{\text { Basic }}{ MnO }< Mn _{3} O _{4}<\underset{\text { Amphoteric }}{ Mn _{2} O _{3}}< MnO _{2}<\underset{\text { Acidic }}{ Mn _{2} O _{7}}$