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New light from an old reagent: chemiluminescence from the reaction of potassium permanganate with sodium borohydride

Barnett, Neil, Hindson, Benjamin, Jones, Phill, Lenehan, Claire and Russell, Richard 2005, New light from an old reagent: chemiluminescence from the reaction of potassium permanganate with sodium borohydride, Australian journal of education in chemistry, vol. 65, pp. 29-31.

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Title New light from an old reagent: chemiluminescence from the reaction of potassium permanganate with sodium borohydride
Author(s) Barnett, Neil
Hindson, Benjamin
Jones, Phill
Lenehan, Claire
Russell, Richard
Journal name Australian journal of education in chemistry
Volume number 65
Start page 29
End page 31
Publisher Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc. Division of Chemical Education
Place of publication North Melbourne, Vic
Publication date 2005
ISSN 1445-9698
Summary When aqueous sodium borohydride (50 mM) is added to a solution of potassium permanganate (1mM, in sodium hexametaphosphate) at acidic pH, bright red-orange emission is easily visible in a darkened room. This chemiluminescence emission is due to an excited state of manganese (II) that undergoes solution phase phosphorescence and provides an excellent opportunity for students to explore the relationship between the initial oxidation state of the manganese and the likelihood of luminescence. Not surprisingly Mn(VII), Mn(IV) and Mn(III) all give rise to chemiluminescence where as Mn(II) fails to react.
Language eng
Field of Research 030199 Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified
130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2005, Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc. Division of Chemical Education
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003245

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
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