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  • Oxygen Production in Potassium Permanganate and Hydrogen Peroxide Reaction
    The overall reaction between solid potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide can be represented as follows:

    2KMnO4(s) + 5H2O2(aq) → 2KOH(aq) + 2MnO2(s) + 5O2(g) + 8H2O(l)

    To determine the percentage of oxygen gas posed by the product mixture of water vapor and oxygen, we need to calculate the moles of oxygen gas produced and divide it by the total moles of products (water vapor and oxygen gas).

    Assuming we start with 1 mole of potassium permanganate and 5 moles of hydrogen peroxide, the balanced chemical equation tells us that 5 moles of oxygen gas will be produced.

    The total number of moles of products is:

    5 moles of oxygen gas (O2) + 8 moles of water vapor (H2O) = 13 moles

    Therefore, the percentage of oxygen gas posed by the product mixture is:

    (5 moles O2 / 13 moles total products) × 100% = 38.46%

    Hence, oxygen gas makes up approximately 38.46% of the product mixture of water vapor and oxygen gas.

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