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What is potassium permanganate made from?
Is potassium a type of stone? or get it from the ground? Where can I get it from the natural world (out in wilderness)?
What is permanganate? Is that a plant? a chemical?
6 Answers
- ag_iitkgpLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Potassium is a chemical element, it makes up many types of stones.
Permanganate is a radical or type of compound.
- spmdrumbassLv 41 decade ago
The chemical symbol for potassium permanganate is KMnO4, so it's made of potassium, manganese, and oxygen. The permanganate portion is MnO4, by itself a compound.
- 1 decade ago
Potassium is a particularly reactive metal!
Potassium permanganate has one electron less than potassium which makes it a lot more stable. If I were you do not put potassium into water. Potassium Permanganate is a purple crystal where in water, it diffuses
- JonathanLv 71 decade ago
potassium and manganate are both atoms. Potassium permanganate is a compound.
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- 1 decade ago
Dude, if you're thinking about making this stuff... keep in mind that it's poisonous... which makes you sound a little sketchy.
People are all answering your question like it's no big deal.
KMnO4 is only safe in very dilute solutions.
Don't mess.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I looked it up. This compound can only be made industrially. Try another oxidizing agent. There are many other oxidizing reagents available.
