The Oxidation State of

Manganese Experiment
Muhammad Wahyudi
Born in Medan, October 25, 1982 to Kamin and Wasinah is eldest of five children. PAB 29 of Helvetia Primary School and graduated in
1995. MTs PAB 3 Desa Manunggal, graduated in 1998. SMA PAB 6 Helvetia and graduated in 2001. Continued his study in 2002 at
Chemistry Education Program Bachelor's degree State University of Medan (UNIMED) North Sumatera and graduated in 2007. He
taught at YAHDI tecnical high scool 2007-2011. In 2010 continued study at Master's Degree in Chemistry Education Program at State
University of Medan (UNIMED), graduated in 2013. He taught at SMAN 1 Namorambe till 2021 and taught in SMAN 1 Percut Sei Tuan
from 2021 untill now.

In chemistry, the oxidation state, or oxidation number, is the

hypothetical charge of an atom if all of its bonds to different Tools and Materials
atoms were fully ionic. It describes the degree of oxidation
(loss of electrons) of an atom in a chemical compound.
Conceptually, the oxidation state may be positive, negative
or zero. While fully ionic bonds are not found in nature, many
bonds exhibit strong ionicity, making oxidation state a useful
predictor of charge.
Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and
atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often
found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a
transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy
uses, particularly in stainless steels.
Common oxidation states of manganese are +2, +3, +4, +6,
and +7, although all oxidation states from −3 to +7 have been
observed. Manganese in oxidation state +7 is represented by
salts of the intensely purple permanganate anion MnO4−.
Potassium permanganate is a commonly used laboratory
reagent because of its oxidizing properties; it is used as a
topical medicine (for example, in the treatment of fish
diseases).

Figure 1. Making of sucrose solution

The purpose
of the experiment is to know about oxidation states of
Manganese based on the discoloration.

The experimental results show the color of solution which Figure 2. Making of potasium permanganate solution
was inially purple turns green and ends with a yellowish
brown color. The change color that occurs indicates a
change in the oxidation states of Manganese. When it is
purple, Manganese has oxidation state of +7, in strong base
solution it will be reduced to green with an oxidation state
of +6, and to +4 when it is yellowish brown.

Figure 3. The color change of mixing solution