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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

with some suitable example related to acidic medium. in basic medium how many electrons are 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 transfer of 3 electrons