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  4. In neutral or faintly alkaline solution, 8 moles of permanganate anion quantitatively oxidize thiosulphate anions to produce X moles of a sulphur containing product. The magnitude of X is

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Q. In neutral or faintly alkaline solution, 8 moles of permanganate anion quantitatively oxidize thiosulphate anions to produce X moles of a sulphur containing product. The magnitude of X is

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$8MnO_{4}^{-}+3S_{2}O_{3}^{2 -}+H_{2}O \rightarrow 8MnO_{2}+6SO_{4}^{2 -}+2OH^{\ominus}$
8 moles of permanganate anion quantitatively oxidize thiosulphate anions to produce 6 moles of a sulphate ion product