Oxidations with potassium permanganate in the presence of fluoride

Summary Quadrivalent selenium can be determined with fair accuracy by mixing with an excess of KMnO₄ in the presence of 25–75 ml of 2% NaF solution and 4–7 ml of 9 N sulfuric acid. After leaving the reaction mixture for 10–30 minutes the excess KMnO₄ is estimated by one of the following procedures: A) Titration of the excess KMnO₄ with monovalent mercury, B) Adding an excess of Hg₂ ²⁺ solution to react with the excess KMnO₄ followed by titrating the excess mercurous with KMnO₄ solution.Part I: Issa, I. M., and M. Hamdy, Z. analyt. Chem. 172, 94 (1980).