Permanganate?

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Suppose permanganate was used to test for reducing agents.Would permanganate likely cause more anions to behave as reducing agents or fewer? Explain.

2006-11-27 18:08:25 · 2 answers · asked by Kriztine96 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The (MnO4)- ion is a powerful oxidising agent, much more so than the mild oxidising agents sometimes used. So it will be able to oxidise more substances than mild oxidising agents will, that is, force more substances to be reducing agents.

2006-11-27 18:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

more always

2006-11-27 18:10:04 · answer #2 · answered by KT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋