Question

Potassium iodate, KIO3, and the bleach's hypochlorite ion, ClO-, are oxidizing agents. What do they oxidize in this experiment?

a) Hydrogen ions
b) Sodium ions
c) Chloride ions
d) Iodide ions

Answer 1

Potassium iodate oxidizes iodide ions, and the bleach's hypochlorite ion oxidizes chloride ions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Potassium iodate, KIO3, oxidizes iodide ions (I-) in this experiment, while the bleach's hypochlorite ion, ClO-, oxidizes chloride ions (Cl-).