17 November 2023

Iodine in water and cyclohexane

 

First, Iodine was dissolved in water and a little dissolved, changing the colour, but much of the iodine remained solid. Then it was shaken with cyclohexane, and immediately, the water layer went clear as the iodine dissolved in the cyclohexane. After a while, more iodine dissolved in the water, turning it brown again.


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