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What happens when SO2 is passe dtgrough acidified soln of KMnO4

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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago

The Reaction will be a Redox Reaction which can be described in these half reactions:

Oxidation Reaction (i): SO2(g)+2H2O(l)SO24+4H++2e

Reduction rxn (ii):

MnO4+8H++5eMn2++4H2O

Overall rxn: = 5×(i)+2×(ii) =

2MnO4+5SO2(g)+2H2O(l)2Mn2++5SO24+4H+


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