Burning Rate Depends on Oxygen Concentration
Kinetics of the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Permanganate
Kinetics of Oxidation of Iodide Ion by Peroxide
Reaction Rate Depends on Particle Size
Autocatalysis of Oxalate Ion With Permanganate
Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide
Explosions of Lycopodium and Other Powders
Old Nassau: The Landolt Reaction With Mercury Indicator
Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia
Ignition of Hydrogen on a Platinum Catalyst
Slow Decolorization of Permanganate by Ethanol
Kinetics of the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Permanganate
Description: Hydrogen peroxide is added to three beakers containing different concentrations of acidified potassium permanganate. The rate of evolution of oxygen depends on the concentration of the permanganate.
Source: J. Moore and K. Johnson
Year: 1999 Vol: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Potassium permanganate, Hydrochloric acid, Hydrogen peroxide, Reaction rate
Rating: 
Hazard: High
- Oxidizer
- Carcinogenicity hazard
- Acute toxicity – oral
- Skin corrosion hazard
- Serious eye damage
- Long and short term aquatic toxicity hazard
- Specific organ toxicity – repeated exposure, inhalation, brain
- Corrosive to metals
Effectiveness: Good
- Results are clearly observable without guidance
- Time to results is low
- Strong effects are seen by audience
- High reliability
- Average connection from demo to course material
Difficulty: Medium
- Sequential addition of reagents
- Use of reactive or toxic substances
- Procedures with intermediate steps to results
- Sequential manipulations
Safety Precautions:
- Eye protection required
- Gloves required
- Absorbent materials on hand
- Perform in a well-ventilated area
- Chemically resistant surface required
- Sodium bicarbonate on hand
- Avoid mists, droplets and vapors
- Prevent the release of reagents to the environment
Class: Kinetics, Redox Reactions
Division: General
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