Potassium permanganate reacts with oxalic acid (H2C2O4) in aqueous sulfuric acid according to the following reaction:   2 KMnO4(aq) + 5 H2C2O4(aq) + 3 H2SO4(aq) 2 MnSO4·H2O(s) + K2SO4(aq) + 10 CO2(g) + 6 H2O(g)   What volume of 0.250 M KMnO4 solution is needed to react completely with 3.661 g of oxalic acid? (assume sulfuric acid is in excess)   Answer in mL with the correct number of significant figures; do not use scientific notation.

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Potassium permanganate reacts with oxalic acid (H2C2O4) in aqueous sulfuric acid according to the following reaction:

 

2 KMnO4(aq) + 5 H2C2O4(aq) + 3 H2SO4(aq) 2 MnSO4·H2O(s) + K2SO4(aq) + 10 CO2(g) + 6 H2O(g)

 

What volume of 0.250 M KMnO4 solution is needed to react completely with 3.661 g of oxalic acid?

(assume sulfuric acid is in excess)

 

Answer in mL with the correct number of significant figures; do not use scientific notation. 

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