Introduction
Name: manganese(IV) oxide; manganese dioxide
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 1313-13-9
Molar Mass: 86.936849 g
Mass Percent: Mn 63.193 %; O 36.806 %
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Classification
Uses/Function
• "...MnO2 is used in dry cells (flashlight "batteries") and as an oxidant in the chemical industry." 1
• "The mineral is the source of manganese and all its comp[oun]ds; largely used in manuf[acturing] manganese steel; oxidizer; in alkaline batteries (dry cells); for making amethyst glass, decolorizing glass; painting on porcelain, faience and majolica. The ppt [precipitate] is used in electrotechnics, pigments, browning gun barrels, drier for paints and varnishes, printing and dyeing textiles. " 2
Bonding
Ionic Character: 57.27 %
Thermochemistry
Reactions
4 Al (s) + 3 MnO2 (s) → 2 Al2O3 (s alpha-corundum) + 3 Mn (s) 6
4 HCl (aq) + 1 MnO2 (s) → 2 H2O (ℓ) + MnCl2 (aq) + 1 Cl2 (g) 7
2 KMnO4 (aq) + 3 KCN (aq) + H2O (ℓ) → 2 MnO2 (s) + 2 KOH (aq) + 3 KOCN (aq)
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Swaddle, T.W. Inorganic Chemistry; Academic Press: San Diego, 1997; p 8.
(2) - The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 13th ed.; Budavari, S.; O'Neil, M.J.; Smith, A.; Heckelman, P. E.; Kinneary, J. F., Eds.; Merck & Co.: Whitehouse Station, NJ, 2001; entry 5753.
(3) - Dean, John A. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 12th ed.; McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, NY, 1979; p 9:4-9:94.
(4) - Dean, John A. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 12th ed.; McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, NY, 1979; p 9:4-9:94.
(5) - Dean, John A. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 12th ed.; McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, NY, 1979; p 9:4-9:94.
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