JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    Hydrogen peroxide when added to a solution of potassium permanganate acidified with sulphuric acid:

    A)  forms water only

    B)  acts as an oxidizing agent

    C)  acts as a reducing agent

    D)  reduces sulphuric acid

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     \[\overset{+7}{\mathop{2KMn{{O}_{4}}}}\,+3{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}+5{{H}_{2}}{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}\] \[{{K}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}+\overset{+2}{\mathop{2MnS{{O}_{4}}}}\,+8{{H}_{2}}O+5{{O}_{2}}\] \[\therefore \]\[{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\]is  acting as reducing agent it reduces \[\text{KMn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\]to\[\text{M}{{\text{n}}^{\text{2+}}}\,\text{ion}\text{.}\]


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