Question

in neutral or faintly alkaline solution, 8 moles of permanganate anion quantitatively oxidize thiosulphate anions to produce X moles of a sulphur containing product. The magnitude of X is

Answer 1

Correct Answer - 6
`8MnO_(4)^(-)+3S_(2)O_(3)^(2-)+H_(2)O rarr8MnO_(2)+6SO_(4)^(2-)+2OH^(-)`
`:.` moles of `SO_(4)^(2-)` formed from 8 moles of `MnO_(4)^(-)`