Meaning & use
Manganate
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a salt containing an anion in which manganese is combined with oxygen, especially the manganate(VI) ion
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Potassium manganate is a green compound that readily disproportionates in acidic solution.
The lab prepared a manganate solution as an intermediate step toward synthesizing permanganate.
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A key intermediate in inorganic chemistry, manganate is often converted into the more stable permanganate ion through oxidation.
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