<Dl> <Dd> MnO + e → MnO </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> MnO + e → MnO </Dd> <P> In a neutral medium, however, it gets reduced to the brown + 4 oxidation state of manganese dioxide MnO . </P> <Dl> <Dd> 2 H O + MnO + 3 e → MnO + 4 OH </Dd> </Dl>

What is the oxidation number of the mn ion in the potassium permanganate