Manganese metal looks like, uh, nothing special. A shiny metal. But some of the chemical compounds that contain the element are very special. One, potassium permanganate may have been the inspiration ...

When glycerol and dry potassium permanaganate are added together, an extremely exothermic reaction occurs. The potassium ...

Fireworks usually include gunpowder, but a hobbyist has made this rather impressive bang using potassium permanganate in lieu of the more traditional ingredient. Permanganate is a purple crystal which ...

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Addition of a liquid to a crystalline substance produces smoke an intense violet flames. Set up a heat resistant mat next to an operating vent in the bench top. Add 10 to 15 drops of glycerol to the ...

POTASSIUM permanganate (1 per cent solution, containing 2 per cent sodium carbonate) has been recommended 1 as a spraying reagent for detecting carbohydrates on paper chromatograms. When testing this ...

An interesting phenomenon has been recorded during an investigation in which the test for decomposable organic matter, by the determination of the amount of oxygen absorbed by N/80 potassium ...