For the redox reaction, MnO−4+C2O2−4+H+→Mn2++CO2+H2O, the correct coefficients of the reactants, i.e. MnO−4,C2O2−4,H+ for the balanced reaction are respectively :
A
2,5,16
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B
16,3,12
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C
15,16,12
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D
2,16,5
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Solution
The correct option is A2,5,16 MnO−4→Mn2+MnO−4+H+→Mn2++H2OMnO−4+8H+→Mn2++4H2OMnO−4+8H++5e−→Mn2++4H2O.........(1)C2O2−4→2CO2+2e−........(2)
For balacing the reaction 2×equation(1)+5×equation (2), we get 2MnO−4+5C2O2−4+16H+→2Mn2++10CO2+8H2O