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what will happen when bromne solution is added to sodium iodide?

what will happen when iodine solution is aded to potassium chloride?

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Mitullesh

Original post by Randommmm123

what will happen when bromne solution is added to sodium iodide?

what will happen when iodine solution is aded to potassium chloride?

thanks

Do you want the description of the products or the names of the products formed

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Randommmm123

Original post by Mitullesh

Do you want the description of the products or the names of the products formed

the names of the products formed if you wouldn't mind

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Kallisto

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Original post by Randommmm123

what will happen when bromne solution is added to sodium iodide?

what will happen when iodine solution is aded to potassium chloride?

thanks

They are displacement reactions to replace other compounds and have to be balanced, if these clues helps you to reply your questions by yourself.

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Randommmm123

Original post by Kallisto

They are displacement reactions to replace other compounds and have to be balanced, if these clues helps you to reply your questions by yourself.

would the bromine displace the iodine as its more reactive and produce sodium bromide + iodide
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would there be no reaction as the iodine is less reactive than the chlorine

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Kallisto

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Original post by Randommmm123

would the bromine displace the iodine as its more reactive and produce sodium bromide + iodide
and
would there be no reaction as the iodine is less reactive than the chlorine

The question is: which halogens attract the electrons more to make bounds? yes, as bromine has a higher attraction as iodine, bromine displaces iodine. The same reason prevents a displacement between iodine and the chlorine.