What is the reduction half-reaction for the reaction between iron (II) sulfate and potassium permanganate in a sulfuric acid solution? 5Fe2 + (aq) + MnO4 - (aq) + 8H + (aq) → 5Fe3 + (aq) + Mn2 + (aq) + 4H2O (l)

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Gwendolyn Day

12 June, 08:59

What is the reduction half-reaction for the reaction between iron (II) sulfate and potassium permanganate in a sulfuric acid solution? 5Fe2 + (aq) + MnO4 - (aq) + 8H + (aq) → 5Fe3 + (aq) + Mn2 + (aq) + 4H2O (l)

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Edwin Collins · Answer 1

Reduction half-reaction:MnO4-=Mn2+

Explanation:

Reduction half-reaction means the reaction in which oxidation number of species decreases after reaction and in this reaction oxidaion state of manganese is reduced to + 2 from + 7 hence the reduction half-reaction will be MnO4 - = Mn2 + and it can be visualise by checking oxidation number of all the species present in the redox reaction. In this redox reaction, oxidation state of iron is increasing.