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How many Coulomb's of electricity are required for the reduction of 1 mole of MnO4 to Mn2+

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96500 C
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1.93×105 C
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4.83×105 C
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9.65×106 C
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Solution

The correct option is C 4.83×105 C
First let's write down the reaction.
Mn7++5eMn2+
In this reduction reaction, you can see that for 1 mole of Mn7+ we will need 5 mole of electrons for conversion to Mn2+
Therefore, we need 5×96500 C=4.83×105 C of charge

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