Post Utme Ksu 2025 Chemistry Question 25

Practice objective / multiple choice question 25 from the 2025 Post Utme Ksu Chemistry examination.

Post Utme Ksu 2025 Chemistry Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 25 POST_UTME_KSU • 2025 • CHEMISTRY • objective

The reaction between potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide is a classic example of a redox reaction. Which of the following is the correct representation of the reaction in terms of half-equations?

Answer Options

A. \[ \text{MnO}_4^- + 2H_2O \rightarrow \text{Mn}^2+ + 4OH^- \]
B. \[ \text{H}_2O_2 + 2H^+ \rightarrow 2H_2O \]
Correct Answer C. \[ \text{MnO}_4^- + 8H^+ + 5e^- \rightarrow \text{Mn}^2+ + 4H_2O \]
D. \[ \text{H}_2O_2 + 2H^+ \rightarrow 2H_2O \]
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
\[ \text{MnO}_4^- + 8H^+ + 5e^- \rightarrow \text{Mn}^2+ + 4H_2O \]

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This is Post Utme Ksu 2025 Chemistry Question 25. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Post Utme Ksu Chemistry examination.

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