Hi, I am really stuck on this question about the molar ratios in this question, in fact I am not sure where to start. All I have done is work out the oxidation numbers, anyway here it is:
In acid solution, potassium manganate(VII) acts as an oxidising agent and reacts according to the half-equation:
Urgh. Nasty IUPAC-ness. What is wrong with the name oxalate?
Yeah I know, I was quite miffed when I got to university since they don't really use the IUPAC names for a lot of things...the trivial and IUPAC versions should both be taught and tested