Experimentally it was found that a metal oxide has formula

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Problem

\text{M}_{0.98}\text{O}

. Metal M, is present as

\text{M}^{2+}

and

\text{M}^{3+}

in its oxide. Fraction of the metal which exists as

\text{M}^{3+}

would be : (1) 6.05% (2) 5.08% (3) 7.01% (4) 4.08%