Q.

The  E0 value of  Mn3+/Mn2+ couple is much more positive than that of  Cr3+/Cr2+  or  Fe3+/Fe2+  couple.
 Mn3+/Mn2+  E0=1.57v;          Cr3+/Cr2+  E0=0.41v;     Fe3+/Fe2+  E0=0.77v
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a

3d3 config of  Cr3+  is stable due to half- filled t2g3  config than 3d4 config of  Cr2+  having t2g3eg1 config

b

3d5 config of  Fe3+ is stable than  3d6 config of  Fe3+

c

The  3d5 config of  Mn2+  is stable than 3d4 config of  Mn3+  

d

Sum of the three ionization energies (I1+I2+I3) for chromium is very high compared than those of Mn and Fe

answer is A, B, C.

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The option D is wrong. The remaining statements are correct.

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