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During oxidation of oxalic acid by acidified `KMnO_4` how many unpaired electrons are present in the autocatalyst ?

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5
`KMnO_4 underset(("Medium"))overset(("Acidic"))(rarr) Mn^(+2)`
`Mn^(+2) = 3d^5 " " n = 5`.
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