Assertion (A) In the reaction between potassium permanganate and potassium iodide, permanganate ions acts as oxidising agent.
Reason ( R) Oxidation state of manganese changes from +2 and +7 during the reaction.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. Both A and R are false
Reason ( R) Oxidation state of manganese changes from +2 and +7 during the reaction.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. Both A and R are false
Correct Answer – c
Assertion is true but reason is false
`10KI+2Koverset(+7)(M)nO_(4)+8H_(2)SO(4)to2overset(+2)(M)nSO_(4)+6K_(2)SO_(4)+8H_(2)O+5I_(2)`
Oxidation state of Mn decreases from +7 to +2