hydriodic acid

noun

1. a colorless corrosive liquid, HI, an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide.

hydriodic acid

/ ˌhaɪdrɪˈɒdɪk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydriodic acid¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydriodic acid¹

C19: from hydro- + iodic

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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