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Offline yuval12y

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Question about balancing a reaction
« on: July 21, 2020, 01:28:25 PM »
hi, I was asked to balance this reaction :
H3PO4 + KMnO4 + H2SO4 → H3PO4 + MnSO4 + K2SO4+ H2O

can I get some help?
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Re: Question about balancing a reaction
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2020, 02:59:30 PM »
No reductant. Use H3PO3 or H3PO2 on the left side.
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Re: Question about balancing a reaction
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2020, 06:57:17 AM »
but why there will be no reductant? is this a reversible reaction?
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Re: Question about balancing a reaction
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2020, 08:19:27 AM »
For the redox reaction to happen you need something that gets reduced and something that gets oxidized. There is nothing that can be oxidized in this mixture, all compound contain elements in their highest oxidation state.

Also note you have the same H3PO4 on both sides. This is most likely a mistake, perhaps just a typo.
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