(1): Thermal Decomposition of Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4)
- On heating, potassium permanganate (KMnO4) decomposes to form potassium manganate (K2MnO4), manganese dioxide (MnO2), and oxygen gas (O2).
- This reaction is used in laboratories as a source of oxygen.
The thermal decomposition reaction is:
2KMnO4 heat → K2MnO4 + MnO2 + O2
(2): Redox Reaction of Dichromate and Iodide in Acidic Medium
- Dichromate (Cr2O72−) acts as an oxidizing agent and oxidizes iodide (I−) to iodine (I2) in acidic medium.
- The chromium in dichromate is reduced from Cr6+ to Cr3+.
- The reaction follows the principles of redox balancing, maintaining charge and mass balance.
The balanced redox reaction is:
Cr2O72− + 6I− + 14H+ → 2Cr3+ + 3I2 + 7H2O
Europium (Eu) resembles Calcium (Ca) in the following ways:
(A). Both are diamagnetic
(B). Insolubility of their sulphates and carbonates in water
(C). Solubility of these metals in liquid NH3
(D). Insolubility of their dichlorides in strong HCI
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A school is organizing a debate competition with participants as speakers and judges. $ S = \{S_1, S_2, S_3, S_4\} $ where $ S = \{S_1, S_2, S_3, S_4\} $ represents the set of speakers. The judges are represented by the set: $ J = \{J_1, J_2, J_3\} $ where $ J = \{J_1, J_2, J_3\} $ represents the set of judges. Each speaker can be assigned only one judge. Let $ R $ be a relation from set $ S $ to $ J $ defined as: $ R = \{(x, y) : \text{speaker } x \text{ is judged by judge } y, x \in S, y \in J\} $.