Transition metals can exhibit varying oxidation states in varying compounds, due to the availability of both the ns electrons and the (n-1)d electrons as valence electrons. for example, mn can have oxidation states of 7 (like in kmno4) or 2 (like in mno) or 4 (like in mno2), etc.. but since mn can’t have an oxidation number higher than its number of valence electrons (7), it could not be in a compound such as mno4. based on knowledge of the electronic configuration of titanium, state which of the following compounds of titanium is unlikely to exist.

it is b that is the answer.

explanation:

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley, i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley; i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.