In this reaction, the catalyst is potassium permanganate. The reaction produces a lot of heat so the substance shooting out of the bottle is water vapor that is condensing in the cooler air. Oxygen ...

Set up a heat resistant mat next to an operating vent in the bench top. Add 10 to 15 drops of glycerol to the depression in the center of a pile of finely ground potassium permanganate in an ...

(colorless) (purple) (colorless) (brown ppt.) Reaction of an alkene with aqueous potassium permanganate results in addition of two hydroxyl groups to each side of the double bond to form a glycol. To ...