Can somebody out here help me with this redox reaction? it says that KMnO4 reacts with K2C2O4 in acidic conditions and the products are MnO2 and CO2?
this is how I did it:
[KMnO4 + (4H+) + (3e-) -----> MnO2 + (K+) + 2H2O] *2
[K2C2O4 ------> 2CO2 + (2K+) + (2e-) ] *3
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2KMnO4 + 3K2C2O4 + (8H+) ------> 2MnO2 + 6CO2 + (8K+) + 4H2O
Redox reaction
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Last edited by abo on Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
Thank you very much for your answer. As I said the products were given in the question so I had to follow the instructions.
Anyways I have got a balanced equation and based on that I tried to calculate the mass of CO2.
I would be grateful if you could have a look at my solution .
OBS! I used the dotted line so that every value comes under the respective chemical formula.
......2KMnO4 + 3K2C2O4 + (8H+) ------> 2MnO2 + 6CO2 + (8K+) + 4H2O
......2 mole......3 mole ............................................6 mole
.......2*158 g.....3*166 g...........................................6*44 g
given: 22 g......7 g.................................................. x g
the limiting substance is K2C2O4 and therefore i will use it to do my calculation: x = (6*44*7) / 3*166) ≈ 3.71 g
Now (measured in gram) how much methane you will get if you react the amount of CO2 you have got with H2?
CO2 + 4H2 ------> CH4 + 2H2O
1 mole....................1 mole
44 g......................16 g
3,71 g...................... s g
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s= (16*3,71)/44 ≈ 1,35g
Anyways I have got a balanced equation and based on that I tried to calculate the mass of CO2.
I would be grateful if you could have a look at my solution .
OBS! I used the dotted line so that every value comes under the respective chemical formula.
......2KMnO4 + 3K2C2O4 + (8H+) ------> 2MnO2 + 6CO2 + (8K+) + 4H2O
......2 mole......3 mole ............................................6 mole
.......2*158 g.....3*166 g...........................................6*44 g
given: 22 g......7 g.................................................. x g
the limiting substance is K2C2O4 and therefore i will use it to do my calculation: x = (6*44*7) / 3*166) ≈ 3.71 g
Now (measured in gram) how much methane you will get if you react the amount of CO2 you have got with H2?
CO2 + 4H2 ------> CH4 + 2H2O
1 mole....................1 mole
44 g......................16 g
3,71 g...................... s g
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s= (16*3,71)/44 ≈ 1,35g