Answer to Question #129190 in General Chemistry for Hadassah

Question #129190
Hexene and potassium permanganate is tested. What is the observation and inference?
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2020-08-14T07:27:43-0400

When a purple solution of the oxidizing agent KMnO4 is added to an hexene, hexene is oxidized to a diol and the KMnO4 is converted to brown MnO2. Thus, if the purple color changes to brown in this reaction, it is a positive reaction.


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