Chemistry

Chemistry

Problem

In basic solution, the incomplete reduction half-reaction MnO4−→MnO2\text{MnO}_4^- \rightarrow \text{MnO}_2 is to be balanced. After oxygen atoms are balanced with H2O\text{H}_2\text{O} and hydrogen atoms are balanced with OH−\text{OH}^-, how many electrons must be added so that both mass and charge are conserved? a) 55 b) 33 c) 44 d) 22

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