KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent in alkaline medium. When alkaline KMnO4is treated with KI, iodide ion is oxidised to ____________.
The following reaction takes place
When potassium permanganate reacts with potassium iodide, the iodide ion gets oxidized to iodate.
2MnO4– + H2O + I–→2MnO2 + 2OH– + IO3–