Question

Why is $HCl$ not used to make the medium acidic in oxidation reactions of $KMn{O}_4$ in acidic medium?

• A. Both $HCl$ and $KMn{O}_4$ act as oxidising agents.
• B. $KMn{O}_4$ oxidises $HCl$ into $C{l}_2$ which is also an oxidising agen
• C. $KMn{O}_4$ is a weaker oxidising agent than $HCl$ .
• D. $KMn{O}_4$ acts as a reducing agent in the presence of $HCl$ .

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

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