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Potassium iodate
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Potassium iodate

Potassium iodate
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Potassium iodate - is a substance with the chemical formula KIO3. It occurs as a white solid, odorless crystalline powder and moderately soluble in water. Potassium iodate is a strong oxidant, reacts easily with flammable substances, as well as with reducing agents. It is used in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

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Potassium iodate is an inorganic chemical compound, the potassium salt of iodic acid. It is a white substance with a crystalline structure of white color. Potassium iodate is moderately soluble in water (47g/l). One way to obtain this chemical compound is the reaction of iodine with a hot, concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide. Potassium iodate is a raw material that is used in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries.

Application of Potassium Iodate:

  • In the food industry, it is used by salt producers to enrich it with iodine, thanks to which potential buyers can supplement iodine deficiencies in the body. Iodine deficiency is a dangerous symptom, especially during pregnancy in a woman, because the lack of it can cause disorders in the development of the fetus and numerous diseases of the child,
  • in medicine, used in therapy after irradiation with radioactive iodine in order to remove it from the thyroid gland,
  • in the chemical industry, thanks to its properties, it is often used as an oxidant.