【Daily Question No. 135】May 05, 2016: +2 wealth for participation, +3 wealth for a correct answer
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In recent years, potassium iodide has been used less frequently in iodized salt due to its bitter taste and tendency to change during storage and transportation. What is now used in its place is ( ) A. I2 B. KIO C. NaIO3 D. KIO3 Answer: D Please reply with the answer you think is correct; participating in the quiz earns +2 wealth points. Those who get all answers right receive an additional +3 wealth points. Extra rewards will also be given for providing detailed explanations or analyses of the questions and answers. Note: We will close this post after 24 hours. Outside of answering questions, I hope everyone can share their suggestions~ Feel free to express any ideas regarding the daily question or anything else~
In recent years, potassium iodide has been used less in iodized salt due to its bitter taste and tendency to change during storage and transportation; it is now replaced by (D) A. I2 B. KIO C. NaIO3 D. KIO3
D. KIO3 and I2 are prone to sublimation; both NaIO and KIO are unstable, so the more stable KIO3 is used in place of potassium iodide