Iodic acid

Iodic acid, HIO₃, can be obtained as a white solid. It is an isolable compound, unlike chloric acid or bromic acid.

Preparation

Iodic acid can be produced by oxidizing I₂ with chlorine in an aqueous solution

Properties

Iodic acid is a relatively strong acid with a pK_a of 0.75. It is strongly oxidizing in acidic solution, less so in basic solution.

Uses

Iodic acid is used as a standard strong acid in analytical chemistry. It may be used to standardize solutions of both weak and strong bases, with methyl red or methyl orange as the indicator.

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