Why does a manganese have a low melting point?

Well, It is very common question in the minds of all good chemistry students. Firstly it should be understood that this is an anomaly. And anomalies in chemistry are reasoned by other factors. It can be understood by.. read more

Manganese has 5 free electrons in its d orbital so it take place more in metallic bonding as compared to other elements in its neighborhood (left and right in periodic table) who have 4 free electrons in their d orbital. read more

The atomic no.of chromium is 24 whereas the atomic no. of manganese is 25. Size decreases along the period therefor manganese is smaller than chromium. hence smaller atoms have low melting and boiling point. read more