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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

i need some example related to this.in basi medium how many electron would transfer in potassium permangnate

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
In basic medium, KMnO4 is reduced to MnO2. The oxidation state of Mn in KMnO4 is +7 and in MnO2 is +4.
Hence there is a transfer of 3 electrons.
 
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