what is the minimum number of moles of potassium permanganate that would require to completly oxidize 1.0 moles of benzaldehyde?
the answer is 0.67...
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A balanced equation for oxidation of Benzaldehyde by KMnO4 is,
3 ArCOH + 2 KMnO4 + H2SO4 3ArCOOH + 2MnO2 + H2O + K2SO4.
From this stoichiometrically balanced equation, we can write mole equivalence as,
3 moles of ArCOH (benzaldehyde) 2 moles of KMnO4.
On dividing by 3 throughout.
1 mole of ArCOH (benzaldehyde) 2/3 mole of KMnO4.
1 mole of ArCOH (benzaldehyde) 0.67 mole of KMnO4.
Hence the answer.
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