Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Potassium permanganate on heating at $573K$ forms potassium manganate.
Statement II: Both potassium permanganate and potassium manganate are tetrahedral and paramagnetic in nature.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Potassium permanganate on heating at $573K$ forms potassium manganate.

Statement II: Both potassium permanganate and potassium manganate are tetrahedral and paramagnetic in nature.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Quantrex Academy · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: A. Statement I is true but statement II is false

2 KMnO _ 4 _ Potassiumpermanganate 573K ⟶ K _ 2 MnO _ 4 _ Potassiummanganate + MnO _ 2 + O _ 2 Statement-I is correct. Statement-II is incorrect.

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Potassium permanganate...