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Looking at a latimer diagram, how do you know which species is unstable with respect to disproportionation?
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A species in a Latimer diagram is unstable with respect to disproportionation if the potential for the reduction half-reaction is more positive than the potential for the oxidation half-reaction. In other words, the species is more likely to be reduced than oxidized, leading to its disproportionation into a species with a lower oxidation state and another with a higher oxidation state.
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