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Question: In acidic medium one mole of \(MnO_{4}^{-}\) accepts how many moles of electrons in a redox process?...

In acidic medium one mole of MnO4MnO_{4}^{-} accepts how many moles of electrons in a redox process?

A

1

B

3

C

5

D

6

Answer

5

Explanation

Solution

Oxidation state of Mn changes from +7 to +2 in acidic medium i.e. one mole of it accepts 5 mole of electrons.