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One of the products formed from the reaction of permanganate ion with iodide ion in neutral aqueous medium is

Options

A

I2

B

IO3-

C

IO4-

D

IO2-

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Correct Answer :

Option B

IO3-

Solution :

The correct answer is IO₃⁻.

When permanganate ion (MnO4-) reacts with iodide ion (I-) in a neutral or weakly alkaline aqueous medium, the permanganate ion acts as a strong oxidizing agent and undergoes reduction to manganese dioxide (MnO2).

During this process, the iodide ion (I-) is oxidized to the iodate ion (IO3-).

The overall balanced redox reaction in a neutral or faintly alkaline medium is represented as follows:
2MnO4-+I-+H2O2MnO2+IO3-+2OH-

We can break this down by analyzing the change in oxidation states:
1. Reduction half-reaction: The manganese in permanganate (MnO4-) starts in the +7 oxidation state and is reduced to the +4 oxidation state in manganese dioxide (MnO2).
2. Oxidation half-reaction: The iodine in iodide (I-) starts in the -1 oxidation state and is oxidized to the +5 oxidation state in iodate (IO3-).

Note: In an acidic medium, iodide is oxidized to iodine (I2), but in a neutral or weakly alkaline medium, the oxidation proceeds further to form the iodate ion (IO3-).

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