[Promilla]

Hi everyone.
So this is a question, I cannot find answer to and it is about one of the reaction I carried out during my last practical classes.

So this is reaction of Br^- with KMnO₄ . My solution changed colour to bright yellow. I was wondering whether it is a colour of one of the compounds of Mn or is it the colour of Br₂ in the solution. I've searched for different Mn compounds but I am not able to find anything which is bright yellow.
Also, the Br^- solution turned yellow after adding conc. H₂SO₄ so I assume it must be Br₂ but I'm not sure.

Could you advise me on this?

Cheers!

[antimatter101]

You are correct. Bromine is the culprit. Figure the rest out yourself.

[Promilla]

Thnk you!
So it is just that in very diluted solution it will have bright yellow colour. Or am I missing some other reastions?