52 V)
We can very well see that the hydrogen ion concentration of the
solution plays an important part in influencing the reaction Although
many reactions can be understood by consideration of redox potential,
kinetics of the reaction is also an important factor Permanganate at
[H
+] = 1 should oxidise water but in practice the reaction is extremely slow
unless either manganese(ll) ions are present or the temperature is raised A few important oxidising reactions of KMnO4 are given below:
1