Question

when a crystal of potassium permanganate is placed in a beaker, its purple colour spreads throughout the water. what does this observation tell us about the nature of potassium permanganate and water?​

Answer 1

It tells that

1) potassium permanganate is made of many small particles

2)particles of water have space between them in which particles of potassium permanganate get in.

3) Particles of both are particulate and not continous.

Answer 2

Answer:

When we place few crystals of potassium permanganate in a beaker containing water, we get two distinct layers—colourless water at the top and pink colour at the bottom.

After few minutes, pink colour spreads and whole solution turns pink due to diffusion. Since potassium permanganate is a solid substance, it does not possess so much space.

Water molecules due to liquid state, collide with solid particles and intermix due to sufficient space between molecules.