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KI is potassium iodide, you'd react it with something to produce iodine ions.

It reacts as reducing agent

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How can you tell if KI is added to table salt?

KI (potassium iodide) is a compound that is commonly added to table salt as a source of iodine. To check if KI is added to table salt, you can look for any mention of iodine or iodide on the ingredient list of the salt packaging. Additionally, the salt may be labeled as "iodized salt" or may mention that it contains potassium iodide or iodine.


Why Iodine is almost insoluble in water but it dissolves easily in aqueous solution of KI?

Iodine (I2) reacts with iodide (I-) to form triiodide ion (I3-).  Although I2 is insoluble in water, I3-is very soluble, so adding KI will pull I2into solution is I3-.


How do you prepare Dragendorff's Wagner's and mayer's reagents reagent?

(Wagner's reagent is used to test for alkaloids). To prepare Wagner's reagent; Dissolve 2g of iodine and 6g of KI in 100ml of water. -Atolani Olubunmi, Nigeria


Why KI is added in redox iodometric titration even in the presence of sodium thiosulfate as a reducing agent?

In iodometric titrations sodium thiosulfate is the titrant whereas the KI will reduce the analyte; eg: Cu2+ to Cu+. The I2 produced is then titrated by the sodium thiosulphate. Cu2+ + I- --> CuI + I3- I3- + 2 S2O32- ¾® 3 I- + S4O62- To answer your question: KI (reducing agent) is added to generate the iodine by the reduction of the analyte (Cu2+) The formed iodine is then back-titrated with thiosulfate (titrant) to determine the amount of analyte originally present. As you can see the KI and sodium thiosulfate serve two different purposes. KI improves solubility of Iodine


How KI formulated for iodine dissolution?

See: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/548starchiodine.html For demonstrating starch the concentrations are not essential. Dissolve so much I2 in a KI solution until you get a yellow-brownish colour.

Related questions

How do you prepare iodine solution?

dissolve iodine crystals in a saturated KI(potassium iodide) solution


How do you prepare 0.1M iodine solution?

2grm iodine and 4grm KI add to 1000ml of water


What is the role of potassium iodide in the formulation of strong iodine solution?

The role of KI in the preparation of strong iodine solution is to enhance the solubility of iodine crystals in water. Iodine is generally not soluble in water. The KI is added to help the iodine to be dissolved. -College Chemistry professor


What is the reason behind using 40 g of potassium iodide and 12.7 g of iodine to prepare 0.1 N of iodine?

- The atomic weight of iodine is 126,90447; for a 0,1 N solution, dividing by 10 the result is 12,69. - The iodide (KI) is added to increase the solubility of iodine in water or alcohol.


How do you prepare 0.1 Normality of iodine solution?

- Add 12,69 g iodine in 1 L water - Add 20-30 g of potassium iodide, KI


How do you prepare 0.1M IODINE?

2grm iodine and 4grm KI add to 1000ml of water


What does lugol's iodine?

it is iodine and potassium iodide solution It's a orange colored solution that consists of Iodine and Potassium Iodide and is used to test a substance for starch. If the color of the solution turns black when put on/in the substance, then the substance is positive for starch.


This element is added to table salt?

Iodine is added to table salt (as NaI, NaIO3, KI or KIO3).


Why you add ki in to cuso4.5h2o in copper iodide test?

KI reacts with Cu2+ ions and then the CuI2 formed dicomposes to give insoluble CuI salt and I2. The iodine makes the solution brown. Cu2+ + 2I− → CuI2 2 CuI2 → 2 CuI + I2 Sodium thiosulfate can be added to this mixture. It reacts with the iodine giving a white ppt in a colourless solution.


How can you tell if KI is added to table salt?

KI (potassium iodide) is a compound that is commonly added to table salt as a source of iodine. To check if KI is added to table salt, you can look for any mention of iodine or iodide on the ingredient list of the salt packaging. Additionally, the salt may be labeled as "iodized salt" or may mention that it contains potassium iodide or iodine.


What is the chemical equation for the preparation of Lugol's solution using potassium iodide and iodine?

Ki + i2 --> ki3


Why chloroform is used in the assay of potassium iodide?

Chloroform displace iodine from KI and the solution become red.