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Balance the following reaction by ion electron method:
KMnO4+H2SO4+HClK2SO4+MnSO4+Cl2+H2O

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2KMnO4+10HCl+2H2SO45Cl2+2MnSO4+8H2O
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2KMnO4+10HCl+3H2SO45Cl2+2MnSO4+8H2O
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2KMnO4+10HCl+H2SO45Cl2+2MnSO4+8H2O
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Solution

The correct option is B 2KMnO4+10HCl+3H2SO45Cl2+2MnSO4+8H2O
Oxidaiton half: 2ClCl2+2e-----(1)
Reduction half:
Setp - I : MnO4Mn2+
Step - II : MnO4Mn2++4H2O
Step - III : MnO4+8H+Mn2++4H2O
Step - IV : MnO4+8H++5eMn2++4H2O------(2)
Adding equation (1) × 5 with equation (2) × 2
[2ClCl2+2e]×5
[MnO4+8H++5eMn2++4H2O]×2
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2MnO4+10Cl+16H+5Cl2+2Mn2++8H2O

So the balanced equation is
2KMnO4+10HCl+3H2SO45Cl2+2MnSO4+8H2O

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