JEE Advance - Chemistry (1978 - No. 4)
Igniting MnO2 converts it quantitatively to Mn3O4. A sample of pyrolusite is of the following composition : MnO2 80%, SiO2 and other inert constituents 15%, rest being water. The sample is ignited in air to constant weight. What is the percentage of Mn in the ignited sample? [O = 16, Mn = 54.9]
80%
59.33%
63.19%
54.9%
70%