is KI pottasium Iodide an acid?
2006-12-19 09:38:22 · 5 answers · asked by smartypantsleen 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I'm guessing you're asking if it's an acidic salt, since this question seems to be more viable. To figure it out, look at the ion components, K+ and I-. To see how the ions behave, consider KOH and HI. Basically, we just added a molecule of water to the salt and let hydroxide neutralize the K+ and the proton neutralize the I- charges. KOH is a strong base and HI is a strong acid. As such, K+ has a very low affinity for OH- and I- has a very low affinity for H+. Neither component will have an effect on the pH of an aqueous solution, so it's a neutral salt.
2006-12-19 09:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by Phil 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Acids usually have protons which readily dissociate or are species with an affinity for hydroxide ions (in water this makes the solution acidic by reducing the concentration of OH).
KI does neither of these things. KI is a salt.
2006-12-19 17:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by Ross P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is a salt, the result of reacting an acid, like HI, with a base, like KOH.
2006-12-19 17:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, acids begin with Hydrogen. ex: HC02 or HCl
2006-12-19 17:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by Kia 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No...it is a neutral compound.
2006-12-19 17:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋