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The overall reaction takes place in the process is

$2{\mathrm{KMnO}}_4+3{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4+5{\left(\mathrm{COOH}\right)}_2\to {\mathrm{K}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4+2{\mathrm{MnSO}}_4+8{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}+10{\mathrm{CO}}_2\uparrow$

Potassium permanganate is a strong oxidising agent and in the presence of sulfuric acid it acts as a powerful oxidising agent. In acidic medium the oxidising ability of ${\mathrm{KMnO}}_4$ is represented by the following equation.

${{\mathrm{MnO}}_4}^{-}+8{\mathrm{H}}^{+}+5{\mathrm{e}}^{-}\to {\mathrm{Mn}}^{2+}+4{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$