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URGENT!!! What is the balanced form of this equation?

MnO4- + H+ + H2O2 ---> Mn2+ + O2 + H+

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Explanation: This is a reaction of oxidation of
H_2O_2 in the presence of acidified
KMnO_4.
Acidified
KMnO_4 is a strong oxidizing agent.

To balance out the
H^+ on the reactant side, we write
H_2O on the product side.

Balancing out the following reaction gives us:


2MnO_4^-+6H^++5H_2O_2\rightarrow 2Mn^(2+)+8H_2O+5O_2

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