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Offline rentj

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Oxidation of oxalate
« on: August 18, 2024, 09:35:37 AM »
I was asked to predict the reaction of CaC2O4, H2SO4, and KMnO4 on a titration. Please correct me if I am wrong. Based on my understanding, CaC2O4 is more soluble in acid, thus dissociating into C2O42-. The oxidation state of carbon in oxalate is +3, thus oxidized by MnO4- into oxidation state of +4 (carbon). All of the +4 oxidation state carbon compounds are CO2 and CO32-. There is no information whether gas is produced in the reaction or not. Thus, I answered it forms carbonate ions. However, I did a quick search on Google and some says it produces CO2 instead of carbonate. Can you help me? Thank you.

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Re: Oxidation of oxalate
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2024, 10:52:59 AM »
Can you think of a way that CO32- might be converted into CO2?

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