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Tincture of iodine is about 5% iodine, potassium iodide, and sodium iodide in ethanol and water. It's a topical antiseptic and disinfectant.

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Q: What is tincture of iodine and what is it used for?
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What is a solute in tincture of iodine?

The solute in tincture of iodine is iodine.


Is iodine tincture same as weak iodine?

Tincture of iodine is a mixture of iodine dissolved in a potassium iodide solution. Iodine is the pure compound. At room temperate, iodine is quite unstable and tends to sublime. The tincture of iodine KI3 is used to stabilize iodine in certain experiments and as a reagent.


What is a solute and solvent in tincture of iodine?

Tincture of iodine contains iodine and alcohol


What is the difference between iodine and tincture iodine?

Iodine is a chemical element and contains no other substance. Tincture of iodine is a solution of iodine in alcohol, used to disinfect wounds, and contains four different elements.


Is tincture of iodine a homogeneous mixture?

Tincture of iodine is a homogeneous solution.


Why tincture of iodine does not use for sterilization?

I am not confident that I understand this question. Tincture of iodine can be used to sterilise drinking water. Please see the link.


What is tincture of iodine used for?

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What is the solvent and solution in tincture of iodine?

The solute would be iodine, and the solvent would be tincture


What is the solution of tincture of iodine?

iodine


What term is used to describe iodine mixed with water?

You think probable to a tincture of iodine.


What turns iodine into tincture of iodine?

Tincture of iodine: a mixture of elemental iodine and sodium iodide solved in ethanol and water.


What is the solute of tincture of iodine?

iodine