2MnO-4 + 5 H2O2 + 6H+ ---> 2Mn2+ + 8H2O + 5O2
Which of the following r not true ?
A) H2O2 is oxidised to O2
B) H+ IS OXIDIZED TO WATER
C)Oxdn no. of Mn changes by 6
D) H2O2 is reduced by H2O
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Asish Mahapatra
·2009-12-04 00:13:31
oxdn state of Mn in MnO4- is +7 and in Mn2+ is +2
So change = 5
(b) is wrong .. oxidation state of H is not changing
(d) is wrong because H2O2 is reduced to H2O and not by H2O
(a) is correct as O's ON changes from -1 to 0
So, bcd are wrong