Permanganate oxidises iodide to iodate in basic medium: MnO4^- + I^- -> MnO2 + IO3^-. For the balanced equation with smallest whole numbers, select ALL correct statements.

6 electrons are lost per I^- ion

The sum of all coefficients is 9

6 electrons are lost per I^- ion

4 OH^- ions appear on the product side

The sum of all coefficients is 9

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Permanganate oxidises iodide to iodate in basic medium: $MnO X_{4} X^{-} + I X^{-} MnO X_{2} + IO X_{3} X^{-}$ . For the balanced equation with smallest whole numbers, select ALL correct statements.

Balanced:

2 MnO X_{4} X^{-} + I X^{-} + H X_{2} O 2 MnO X_{2} + IO X_{3} X^{-} + 2 OH X^{-}

. I goes from -1 to +5 (6 electrons), water is a reactant, and 2

OH X^{-}

(not 4) are produced. The sum of coefficients is 2+1+1+2+1+2 = 9, so statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct.