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Q. What is the shape and magnetic nature of permanganate ion ?

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Solution:

The permanganate ions are tetrahedral. The $\pi$ -bonding takes place by overlap of $p$ -orbitals of oxygen with $d$ -orbitals of manganese. It is also diamagnetic due to the absence of unpaired electron. The structure of permanganate ion is given below:
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