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Chemistry - Bleach Q

  • 25-05-2010 2:48pm
    #1
    umph
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    There is a question on bleach in the sample papers so it is not in the marking scheme and there are no bleach questions from 2002-2009...

    Why was an excess of potassium iodide necessary?

    Thanks!
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  • #2
    Lawliet
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    To ensure all the hypochlorite ions react


  • #3
    aine92
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    Excess to ensure there are enough H+ ions to allow it to react fully.


  • #4
    Lawliet
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    aine92 wrote: »
    Excess to ensure there are enough H+ ions to allow it to react fully.
    No. That's what the sulfuric acid is for. If your trying to ensure excess H+ ions it's always an acid.


  • #5
    leg
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    To liberate all the iodine from the Clo


  • #6
    Psychedelia
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    also iodine is insoluble in polar solvents so the presence of I minus from the KI is necessary to dissolve the iodine to carry out the titration.
    (it forms the iodide ion which acts identically to iodine and is soluble.)


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  • #7
    Lawliet
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    Psychedelia wrote: »
    also iodine is insoluble in polar solvents so the presence of I minus from the KI is necessary to dissolve the iodine to carry out the titration.
    (it forms the iodide ion which acts identically to iodine and is soluble.)
    Careful now; that's a bit wordy and you didn't actually answer the question. That would have gotten nothing in the exam, as you have to make reference to the sodium hypochlorite.


  • #8
    theowen
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    Lawliet wrote: »
    Careful now; that's a bit wordy and you didn't actually answer the question. That would have gotten nothing in the exam, as you have to make reference to the sodium hypochlorite.
    Indeed! Keep it simple. I'm praying bleach comes up.


  • #9
    aine92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭aine92


    Lawliet wrote: »
    No. That's what the sulfuric acid is for. If your trying to ensure excess H+ ions it's always an acid.


    Right you are, read the question wrong my bad!


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