Periodic Acid (Noun)
Meaning
Any acid of iodine that contains oxygen.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The lab used a solution of periodic acid in its research to test for specific organic compounds.
- In a separate reaction vessel, they combined periodic acid with hydrogen peroxide.
- Due to the toxic and reactive properties of periodic acid, handling and disposal were major concerns for lab personnel.
- They noticed a dark-brown or yellow solution that signaled the creation of periodic acid as an end result of mixing compounds.
- Students worked cautiously while synthesizing a controlled reaction to examine how substances were transformed in an aqueous periodic acid mixture.