KI is potassium iodide, you'd react it with something to produce iodine ions.
It reacts as reducing agent
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.
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-.
(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
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
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.
dissolve iodine crystals in a saturated KI(potassium iodide) solution
2grm iodine and 4grm KI add to 1000ml of water
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
- 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.
- Add 12,69 g iodine in 1 L water - Add 20-30 g of potassium iodide, KI
2grm iodine and 4grm KI add to 1000ml of water
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.
Iodine is added to table salt (as NaI, NaIO3, KI or KIO3).
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.
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.
Ki + i2 --> ki3
Chloroform displace iodine from KI and the solution become red.