Potassium permanganate works as an oxidising agent both in acidic and basic medium. In both states,the products obtained by $KMnO_4$ are respectively:

  • A
    $MnO_4^{2-}$ and $Mn^{3+}$
  • B
    $Mn^{3+}$ and $Mn^{2+}$
  • C
    $Mn^{2+}$ and $Mn^{3+}$
  • D
    $Mn^{2+}$ and $MnO_2$

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