Potassium permanganate is a common chemical compound that combines manganese oxide ore with potassium hydroxide. It’s used to treat fungal infections of the skin like infected eczema and athlete’s ...
POTASSIUM permanganate (1 per cent solution, containing 2 per cent sodium carbonate) has been recommended 1 as a spraying reagent for detecting carbohydrates on paper chromatograms. When testing this ...