Write the catalyst used in the decomposition of potassium chlorate to get potassium chloride and oxygen.

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Solution

Potassium chlorate decomposes to potassium chloride and oxygen gas if heated while in presence of a catalyst named manganese(IV) dioxide ( $M n O_{2}$ ).
$2 K C l O_{3} M n O_{2} \to 3 O_{2} + 2 K C l$

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