POTASSIUMIODIDE

Potassium iodide

Potassium iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KI. This white salt is the most commercially significant iodide compound, with approximately 37,000 tons produced in 1985. It is less hygroscopic than sodium iodide, making it easier to work with. Potassium iodide occurs naturally in Kelp. Kelp's iodide content can range from 89 µg/g to 8165 µg/g.

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potassium iodide

Noun

  1. a salt, KI, formally derived from potassium hydroxide and hydriodic acid, used as an analytical reagent, in organic synthesis, and in the preparation of photosensitive emulsions and as a radioprotector to protect the thyroid.


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