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Discovered when too much sulfuric acid was accidentally added to seaweed ash?
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Iodine
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Who discovered iodine and how?
Iodine was discovered by a French chemist called Barnard Courtois in 1811. He was extracting the compounds of sodium and potassium from the seaweed ash after which he added sulfuric acid (H2SO4) to further the process the ash.
What element was discovered when too much sulfuric acid was added to sea weed ash?
Iodine
Who invented iodine and when?
Nobody 'invented' iodine ,it was discovered. In 1811 Bernard Courtois accidentally discovered iodine. The discovery was announced in 1913.He used to extract saltpetre from seaweed, afterwards destroying the waste with sulfuric acid. One day, he added too much sulfuric acid, which caused a cloud of purple vapour to form. He saw that it crystallized on cold surfaces, but he had no money to pursue the discovery. He passed some of the sample to chemist friends of his, who isolated the new element and determined its properties. The most well-known of these were Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Sir Humphrey Davy, both of whom claimed identification but credited Courtois with the discovery.
What happens if sulfuric acid is added in phenolphthalein?
Nothing.
How many calories in roasted seaweed?
Naked roasted seaweed -- not doctored seaweed with oils added -- is very, very low in calories. It is like eating naked lettuce.
What will happen if sulfuric acid is added with water?
Adding sulfuric acid to water is the recommended way of working to avoid accidents.
What acid Is added to sugar to make carbon?
Sulfuric acid is added to sugar to make carbon
What happens to sulfuric acid added with zinc?
hydrogen gas evolved
Is hydrogen gas made when copper carbonate is added to sulfuric acid?
No.
What is percentage purity of sulfuric acid?
It depends on what has been added or how dilute it is.
What is the color of phenoplhthalein if sulfuric acid is added?
The color is orange to red.
What solid is formed when sulfuric acid is added to PABA?
Benzocaine is formed
