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Electrolysis of Potassium Iodide: Chemistry INVESTIGATORY Project

This document summarizes a chemistry investigatory project on the electrolysis of potassium iodide. The objective was to study the electrolysis products of potassium iodide. When a 0.1M solution of potassium iodide was electrolyzed, violet color was observed at the anode due to evolution of free iodine. Pink color appeared at the cathode due to formation of OH- ions, which rendered the solution alkaline. The results showed that iodide ions were oxidized at the anode to produce iodine, while hydroxide ions were formed at the cathode.

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Electrolysis of Potassium Iodide: Chemistry INVESTIGATORY Project

This document summarizes a chemistry investigatory project on the electrolysis of potassium iodide. The objective was to study the electrolysis products of potassium iodide. When a 0.1M solution of potassium iodide was electrolyzed, violet color was observed at the anode due to evolution of free iodine. Pink color appeared at the cathode due to formation of OH- ions, which rendered the solution alkaline. The results showed that iodide ions were oxidized at the anode to produce iodine, while hydroxide ions were formed at the cathode.

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2019-2020

Chemistry INVESTIGATORY PROJECT

ELECTROLYSIS OF POTASSIUM IODIDE

Supervised by: -
Submitted by:-
Mr. AMARNATH SINHA AMIT CHOUDHARY

PGT, chemistry Class: - XII ‘B’

Army Public School


Certificate
It is certified that the project work entitled
“Electrolysis of Potassium Iodide”
as a record of investigatory work done by
the student AMIT CHOUDHARY during the
academic year 2019-20 under my
guidance and supervision in practical
fulfillment of the requirement for the “All
India Senior School Certificate
Examination” conducted by CBSE.

Signature of external Signature of chemistry


examiner teacher
Contents
1. Certificate 2

2. Acknowledgement 4

3. Objective 5
6
4. Introduction

5. Experiment:-

i. Aim 8(i)

ii. Materials & Equipment’s 8(ii)

iii. Theory 9
10
iv. Procedure

v.Observations 12

vi. Result 13

6. Bibliography 14

+ Soft Copy (CD)


Acknowledgement
I wish to express my deep gratitude and sincere
thanks to the Principal, Dr. Tabassum Khan for her
encouragement and for all the facilities that she
provided for this project work.
I extend my hearty thanks to Dr. Amarnath Sinha,
our Chemistry Teacher, who guided me to the
successful completion of this project. I take this
opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude
for his invaluable guidance, constant
encouragement, immense motivation, which has
sustained my efforts at all stages of this Project
work.
I can’t forget to offer my sincere thanks to my
parents and also to my classmates who helped me
to carry out this project work successful and for
their valuable advice and support, which I received
from them time to time.

AMIT
CHOUDHARY
Class: - XII – B
Army Public School, Jodhpur
Objective of Project

IN THIS PROJECT MY AIM


IS TO STUDY THE
ELECTROLYSIS PRODUCT
OF POTASSIUM IODIDE
BASED ON THE BREAKING
OF THE IONIC COMPOUND
WITH THE HELP OF
ELECTRICITY
Introduction
Potassium iodide is the potassium salt form of iodide,
a naturally occurring substance.
Potassium iodide can be used as an expectorant to
thin mucus and loosen congestion in your chest and
throat.
Potassium iodide is used in people with chronic
breathing problems that can be complicated by thick
mucus in the respiratory tract, such as asthma,
chronic bronchitis, or emphysema.
Potassium iodide is used to thin mucus and loosen
congestion in people with chronic breathing problems
that can be complicated by thick mucus in the
respiratory tract.
Potassium iodide can cause thyroid problems, high
potassium levels in your blood, or iodide
poisoning. Call your doctor at once if you have
swelling in your neck or throat, chest pain, irregular
heart rate, muscle weakness, tingly feeling, pain
burning in your mouth, severe headache.

Experiment
Aim:
In this project our basic aim is to
study the electrolysis products of
Potassium Iodide (KI).

Materials and
Equipment’s:
U Tube Stand, Electrodes,
Potassium Iodide Solution, Battery
Eliminator.
Theory
Electrolysis- It is defined as a process of decomposition
of an electrolyte by the passage of electricity through its
aqueous solution or molten (fused) state.
Mechanism of Electrolysis- Whenever an electrolyte is
dissolved in water or is taken in the molten state, the
electrolyte dissociates to produce positively and negatively
charged ions. On passing electric current, the positively
charged ions move towards the cathode and hence are called
cations, whereas the negatively charged ions move towards
the anode and hence are called anions. On reaching their
respective electrodes, ions lose their charge and become
neutral. The cations accept electrons from the cathode to
become neutral species. Thus, oxidation occurs at the anode
while reduction takes place at the anode. The conversion of
ions into neutral species at their respective electrodes is
called Primary change. The product formed as a result of
primary change may be collected as such or it may go under
a Secondary change to form the final products.
Procedure
1.Prepare 0.1M solution of potassium iodide.
2.Fix a U- shaped tube in a stand and insert two graphite
electrodes into both ends of the U- tube through the
corks.
3.Assemble the apparatus as shown in the figure.
4.Take about 30ml of 0.1M solution of potassium iodide
in a 100ml beaker add five or six drops of
phenolphthalein solution and five to six drops of
freshly prepared starch solution.
5.Stir the solution and transfer it into an electrolysis –
tube fitted with graphite electrodes.
6.Pass electric current through the electrolyte and
observe the appearance of color.
7.A pink color appears at the cathode and a violet color
appears at the anode. Bubble formation also occurs on
the surface of the cathode.
Observations

TEST OBSERVATION INFERENCE


SOLUTIONS S

Aqueous solution of At the anode, violet Free iodine is


potassium iodide color. evolved.
with five drops of I.OH– ion is
At the cathode:
phenolphthalein and formed
five drops of starch I. Pink color II. Hydrogen is
solution. II. Formation of evolved
bubbles
Result:

 In the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of


potassium iodide, I- ions are oxidized at the
anode preferentially to water molecules. Violet
color at anode is due to iodine.

 Pink color at cathode is due to formation of OH-


ions which renders the solution alkaline.

 OH- ions give pink color with phenolphthalein.


Bibliography
1. Chemistry NCERT Textbook
2. Comprehensive Practical Lab

Manual
3. Google.com
4. Wikipedia.org

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