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permanganic acid

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an acid, HMnO 4 , known only in solution.


permanganic acid

/ ˌpɜːmænˈɡænɪk /

noun

  1. a monobasic acid known only in solution and in the form of permanganate salts. Formula: HMnO 4 Systematic namemanganic(VII) acid
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permanganic acid

/ pûr′măn-gănĭk /

  1. An unstable inorganic acid existing only in dilute solution. Its purple aqueous solution is used as an oxidizing agent. Chemical formula: HMnO 4 .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of permanganic acid1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

If this second bath of binoxide of barium does not produce the requisite whiteness, it is introduced into a solution of permanganic acid or permanganate of magnesia before the last washing.

Manganese forms two unstable acids, namely, manganic acid and permanganic acid.

Organic acids, ferrous oxide, chromic oxide, ammonium salts, etc., prevent the formation of peroxide and the red color produced by permanganic acid.

It is obtained by treating a solution of permanganate of baryta with sulphuric acid, when sulphate of baryta falls, and the permanganic acid remains dissolved in the water.

In both cases the characteristic coloration from permanganic acid is developed by the action of the current at the positive pole; this, however, disappears in the direction of the negative electrode.

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