Recently, ISMP Canada published a safety bulletin on oral dosing errors associated with LUGOL's solution (potassium iodide and iodine), also referred to as strong iodine solution. [1] The ...

Saturated potassium iodide is added to a mixture of soap, glycerin, water, and hydrogen peroxide. Oxygen and water vapor are trapped in soap bubbles resulting in a long, soapy snake. 1. Prepare soap ...

He first showed that amounts of electricity which produced the same effect on a galvanometer also liberated the same amount of iodine when passed through a solution of potassium iodide.

Saturated potassium iodide is added to a mixture of soap ... Use the same amount of soap and KI solutions, but only 75 mL of H2O2solution. 4. If presenting solutions 2 and 3 in cylinders, place ...

Hydrogen peroxide breaks down slowly into water and oxygen. Adding a catalyst such as sodium iodide or potassium iodide makes this happen much more quickly, as shown in the video below.