Potassium permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because:

it is a sterilising agent

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it dissolves the impurities of water

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it is a reducing agent

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it is an oxidising agent

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Solution

The correct option is D it is an oxidising agent
Potassium permanganate is an inorganic chemical compound and it is a strong oxidizing agent. Potassium permanganate is used in water treatment to remove odor-causing compounds and is also used to remove iron and manganese in water.

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