D and F Block Elements

$\underline A \,\,\buildrel {4KOH,{O_2}} \over \longrightarrow \,\,\mathop {2\underline B }\limits_{\left( {Green} \right)} \,\, + \,\,2{H_2}O$ $3\underline B \,\,\buildrel {4HCl} \over \longrightarrow \,\,\mathop {2\underline C }\limits_{\left( {Purple} \right)} \,\, + \,\,Mn{O_2} + 2{H_2}O$ $2\underline C \,\,\buildrel {{H_2}O.KI} \over \longrightarrow \,\,\mathop {2\underline A }\limits_{\left( {Purple} \right)} \,\, + \,\,2KOH\,\, + \,\,\underline D$ In the above sequence of reactions, ${\underline A }$ and ${\underline D }$, respectively, are :