hydriodic acid

noun

hydriodic acid

/ ˌhaɪdrɪˈɒdɪk /

the colourless or pale yellow aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide: a strong acid

First recorded in 1810–20

C19: from hydro- + iodic

They are not decomposed by boiling alkalis, but on heating with hydriodic acid they split into their components.

Reducing agents (zinc and caustic alkali, hydriodic acid, sodium amalgam, &c.) convert it into succinic acid.

Give the formula for the salt which phosphine forms with hydriodic acid.

Write the equations for the reaction taking place when hydriodic acid is prepared from iodine, phosphorus, and water.

This change can be effected in the laboratory only by heating with hydriodic acid.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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