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Amount of oxalic acid present in a solution can be determined by its titration with KMnO ₄ solution in the presence of H ₂ SO ₄ . The titration gives unsatisfactory result when carried out in the presence of HCl , because HCl
Options
- Agets oxidised by oxalic acid to chlorine
- Bfurnishes H ⁺ ions in addition to those from oxalic acid
- Creduces permanganate to Mn ²⁺
- Doxidises oxalic acid to carbon dioxide and water
Correct answer
C. reduces permanganate to Mn ²⁺
Step-by-step solution
HCl being stronger reducing agent reduces MnO ₄⁻ to Mn ²⁺ and result of the titration becomes unsatisfactory.