potassium permanganate
potassium permanganate · potassium permanganates
перманганат калия
Kaliumpermanganat
KMnO₄, the most readily available commercial permanganateKMnO₄, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.
» Why is potassium permanganate purple?
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1 sensesKMnO₄, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.
Kaliumpermanganat
пермангана́т ка́лияpermanganát kálija
More definitions
- a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
Examples
2 sentencesWhy is potassium permanganate purple?
My finger turned brown after I dipped it in a slightly concentrated solution of potassium permanganate.
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Forms
plural: potassium permanganates| Singular | potassium permanganate |
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Synonyms
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- a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic:permanganate of potash