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Naro
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Help with the redox reaction.

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Hello everybody!
My teacher gave me an assignment for a redox reaction with the following elements:
KI+KMnO4+KOH->I2+K2MnO4+H2O
The question arises: Am I the fool who can't equalize the coefficients of this reaction, or did the teacher make a mistake?
Thanks for earlier!
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Re: Help with the redox reaction.

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Find redox paar first

It's I-/I2 and MnO4-/ MnO4 2-

Oxidation 2 I- => I2 + 2e-

Reduktion MnO4- + e- => MnO4 2-

Second equation multiplied by 2 to get same electrons then do Addition

2 I- + 2 MnO4- => I2 + 2 MnO4 2-

2 KI + 2KMnO4 => I2 + 2 K2MnO4

No KOH and water are involved.

Additionally Permanganate can be reduced in alcaline solution.

4 MnO4 - + 4 OH- => 4 MnO4 2- + O2 + 2 H2O

4 KMnO4 + 4 KOH => 4 K2MnO4 + O2 + 2 H2O
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