Abigael G.

Martinez IV-Newton

Sample Material Reaction with Reaction with KI-

acidified KMNO4 starch solution
KI It changed color—from a -N/A -
purple color to a
yellowish one.

Nail The nail absorbed the No change.

H2 SO4 & KMNO4; it
formed a rust-like
covering on the nail’s
surface.
Steel Wool The color of H2 SO4 & No change.
KMNO4 was lessened but
nothing happened to
the steel wool.
Ethanol It absorbed the color of No change.
H2 SO4 & KMNO4. The
color became colorless.
Hydrogen An oil-like substance The color turned into
Peroxide appeared on the bottom super dark shade of
part of the test tube. blue.

Bleaching Agent There’s no change. The solution turned into

a dark color of blue.

Manganese - N/A - The solution turned into

dark shade of blue but
with a slightly shade of
green color.
The oxidizing agents are the ones being oxidized and the reducing
agents are the ones being reduced during the experiment.

Reaction with acidified KMNO4

Reducing Agents Oxidizing

Agents

• KI * H2 SO4 & KMNO4

• Steel Wool

• Nail

• Ethanol

• Hydrogen Peroxide

Reaction with KI-starch solution

Reducing Agents Oxidizing

Agents

• Hydrogen Peroxide * KI-starch

• Manganese Dioxide

• Bleaching Agent
Answers:

[Q1] I observed that the solution became purple.

[Q2] KMNO4 + KI KI + KMNO4

[Q3] The element that is reduced is the H2 SO4 & KMNO4 and the
element that is oxidized is the KI. The reducing agent is the KI
and the oxidizing agent is the H2 SO4 & KMNO4.

[Q4] The color changed into a yellowish one because the purple
solution was reduced or in other words, the KI reduced the H2 SO4
& KMNO4 that’s why a change in color occurred.

[Q5] These are the materials that decolorized the permanganate

solution-- KI, nail and ethanol. They are called reducing agents.
[Q6] The causes of these changes are the actively reducing
agents.

[Q7] The materials that react with the KI-starch solution are the
hydrogen peroxide, the manganese dioxide, and the bleaching
agent. These are called reducing agents.

[Q8] Yes, it is true because KMNO4 and KI-starch are different

solutions. There are some substances that react in KMNO4 that do
not react in KI-starch and vice-versa.

[Q9] No, because some materials do not react in some solutions.

No changes in the solution will appear if mixed. If a substance
does not react in a solution, it is not oxidizing nor reducing agent.