Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Hydrogen iodide (HI):
A strong
acid
(
p
K
a
-10). Not to be confused with
hydroiodic acid
, which is an
aqueous
solution of hydrogen iodide, and best described as
H
3
O
+
I
-
.
Molecular Structure
of Hydrogen Iodide
Lewis structure
Ball and spoke
Space-filling model
Related terms:
Hydrogen fluoride
,
hydrofluoric acid
,
hydrogen chloride
,
hydrochloric acid
,
hydrogen bromide
,
hydrobromic acid
,
sulfuric acid
,
nitric acid
,
phosphoric acid
,
acetic acid
,
carboxylic acid
,
Lewis acid
,
mineral acid
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