a)When silver nitrate comes in contact with skin, it is reduced to white color metallic silver.In most cases, a black stain appears due to formation of finely divided silver which has black color.

The black color is due to the decomposition of the Ag+ ion into Ag, silver. Silver nitrate will slowly decompose with the silver ion reverting to elemental silver. The microscopic particles of silver are so small that they absorb light instead of reflecting it, and so appear black, instead of silver....

Log_2aa=x    then, a=(2a)^x  ......(1)

Log_3a2a=y    then,2a=(3a)^y ......(2)

Log_4a 3a=z  then, 3a=(4a)^z ......(3)

So, 

a=(2a)^x  [from (1)]

Or, a=(3a)^xy    [from(2)]

Or, a=(4a)^xyz     [from(3)]

Multiplying both sides by 4a,

4a.a=4a.(4a)^xyz  

Or,(2a)² =(4a)^{xyz + 1} 

Or,(3a)^2y =(4a)^xyz+1 

Or,(4a)^2yz =(4a)^xyz+1 

Or, 2yz = xyz+1 .proved.

II)Cr2+ is reducing agent as its configuration changes from d4 to d3, when it is oxidized to Cr3+ .The d3 configuration have a half-filled t2g level which is very stable. On the other hand, the reduction of Mn3+ to Mn2+ results in the half-filled (d5) configuration which has extra stability hence Mn3+ acts as oxidizing agent.

Makar disclosed that he had killed the merchant because he realized his mistake and Aksionov's suffering and now he wanted to make Aksionov release from the prison.

Yes, a vector which has zero magnitude is also a vector in case of two vectors travelling in opposite directions with equal magnitudes. At this case, the resultant vector has zero magnitude but it is still a vector. We call it a null vector.