(5 moles) reacts completely with acidified aqueous potassium permanganate solution. In this reaction, the number of moles of water produced is , and the number of moles of electrons involved is . The value of is ____.
Answer: 18
Solution
The balanced equation is:
For 5 moles of :
So moles of electrons
Therefore, .
For 5 moles of :
- Moles of water produced: moles
- Electron transfer: Mn goes from +7 to +2 (5 electrons per Mn, 2 Mn atoms = 10 electrons total)
So moles of electrons
Therefore, .
JEE Advanced · 2023 · 04 Jun 2023 · Paper 2 · Integer answer