Sodium Iodide with Sulfuric Acid
The sulfuric acid acts as an acid and donates a proton to the halide. Misty fumes of HI are observed. NaI + H2SO4 → NaHSO4 + HI
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Key terms in this lesson
- Reducing agent
- A species that donates electrons to another species, causing that species to be reduced.
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- Displacement Reactions
- Halide Ions as Reducing Agents
- Sodium Chloride with Sulfuric Acid
- Sodium Bromide with Sulfuric Acid
- Reaction with Water
- Reaction with Alkali
- Example Question - 1
- Example Question - 2
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