eng Ansari Education and Research Society Journal of Ultra Chemistry 0973-3450 2319-8036 August 2010 6 2 225 228 juc 618 article Syed Asif 1 Syed Sultan 1 Syed Abed 2 Mazahar Farooqui (mazhar64@rediffmail.com 1 Post Graduate and research Centre Maulana Azad College, Aurangabad (INDIA) Govt. College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad (INDIA) <p style="text-align: justify;">The induced oxidation of Ce (III) is carried out in presence of As (III) using KMnO₄. The induction factor, that is the ratio of oxidation equivalent consumed by the equivalent of acceptor and the inductor, is determined under varied experimental conditions. The inductor factor (1.55) indicates the involvement of Mn (V) as reactive intermediate. The probable mechanism based on induction factor is suggested. It was concluded that As (III) titration with KMnO₄ gets influenced by the presence of trace amount of CeCl₃. The effect of added salt on induction has been studied.</p> https://journalofchemistry.org/paper/618/ oxidation