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Hydroiodic acid

Properties
General
Name Hydrogen iodide
Chemical formula HI
Appearance Colourless gas
Physical
Formula weight 127.91 amu
Melting point 222.4 K (-50.8 °C
Boiling point 237.77 K (-35.38 °C)
Density 1.7 ×103 kg/m3 (liquid)
Solubility 42.5 g in 100g water
Thermochemistry
ΔfH0gas ? kJ/mol
ΔfH0liquid ? kJ/mol
ΔfH0solid ? kJ/mol
S0gas, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0liquid, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0solid ? J/mol·K
Safety
Ingestion Toxic, can be fatal.
Inhalation Fumes may be fatal. Do not give unprotected mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Skin May cause severe burns.
Eyes Extremely dangerous.
SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used.


Disclaimer and references

The chemical compound hydroiodic acid is a highly acidic aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide (HI). It is highly corrosive and should be handled only with appropriate precautions. Hydroiodic acid is a commonly used chemical reagent and is one of the strong acids that ionize completely in aqueous solution. Concentrated hydroiodic acid has a pH of less than 1.

Last updated: 08-17-2005 04:45:09