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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

Why does colour of \(KMnO_4\) disappear when oxalic acid is added to its solution in acidic medium?

  1. A \(MnO_4^-\) is reduced to \(MnO_2\) which is colourless
  2. B \(MnO_4^-\) is reduced to \(Mn_2O_4\) which is colourless
  3. C \(MnO_4^-\) is oxidized to \(MnO_2\) which is colourless
  4. D \(MnO_4^-\)is reduced to \(Mn^{2+}\) which is colourless
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(D) \(MnO_4^-\)is reduced to \(Mn^{2+}\) which is colourless

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\(MnO_4^-\) is reduced to \(Mn^{2+}\) which is colourless.
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