The ion An+ is oxidised to AO−3 by MnO−4 changing to Mn2+ in acid medium. Given that 2.68×10−3 mole of An+ required 1.61×10−3 mole MnO−. What is the value of n?
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Solution
2.68×10−3moles ofAn+1.61×10−3moles ofMnO4−=53
Therefore, 5 moles of An+ reacts with 3 moles of MnO4−. Half reactions are:
MnO4−+8H++5e−⟶Mn2++4H2O⟶(1)
An++3H2O−3e−⟶AO3−+6H+⟶(2)
From equation 2, we can say that the value of n=2 .