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JEE Main 4 September 2020, Shift 1, Chemistry Q49

Question 49 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 24 of 25.

A 20.0 mL solution containing 0.2 g impure

\mathrm{H_2O_2}

reacts completely with 0.316 g of

\mathrm{KMnO_4}

in acid solution. The purity of

\mathrm{H_2O_2}

(in %) is __________ (mol. wt. of

\mathrm{H_2O_2}

=34; mol. wt. of

\mathrm{KMnO_4}

=158)

Official answer

85.00

NTA final key (Sep 2020).

Chapter: Redox Reactions
Topic: Redox Reactions
Idea tested: Law of Chemical Equivalence in Redox

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