Answer to Question #287682 in Biochemistry for D29

Question

1.What is the effect of glucose on potassium permanganate when glucose concentrations are varied

2.what is the relationship between glucose concentraiton and the time taken to decolourise potassium permanganate

1. Relationship between glucose concentration and the oxidation time

Answer 1

The intermediate steps are complex and numerous, but eventually the reaction will produce CO2 . This is because in acidic conditions, the permanganate ion is a very strong oxidant. In the redox reaction, we have basically: