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Oxidation Reactions/Reactivity of Manganese Metal in Air and Water

I am planning on doing some reactions that lead to Manganese metal and a neutral solution containing $\ce{Mn^{2+}}$ as by-products, and I wanted to try some things out with the Manganese as well. ...
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Silver Tarnish and Reactivity Series

I read that silver in the presence of hydrogen sulfide corrodes to form silver sulfide and hydrogen. $$\ce{Ag + H2S -> Ag2S + H2}$$ But in the reactivity series silver is placed much below hydrogen....
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Are there stronger oxidizing agents than fluorine gas?

Are there stronger oxidizing agents than fluorine gas, so it could oxidize fluoride to fluorine? Also, in case of oxygen, fluorine gas can oxidize oxygen gas to the exotic dioxygenyl ion. Can ...
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Reaction of 1,2-diketones with periodic acid [closed]

$\ce{HIO4}$ can oxidise alcohols. But does $\ce{HIO4}$ undergo any reaction/act as oxidant with 1,2-diketones?
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Do copper and ammonium hydroxide react?

According to the activity series positions of copper and ammonium, with ammonium being higher up on the series compared to copper, it would be predicted that ammonium replace copper in a single ...
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