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The ion An+ is oxidised to AO3 by MnO4 changing to Mn2+ in acid medium. Given that 2.68×103 mole of An+ required 1.61×103 mole MnO. What is the value of n?

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2.68×103moles ofAn+1.61×103moles ofMnO4=53
Therefore, 5 moles of An+ reacts with 3 moles of MnO4. Half reactions are:
MnO4+8H++5eMn2++4H2O(1)
An++3H2O3eAO3+6H+(2)
From equation 2, we can say that the value of n=2 .

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