When the state of a substance is written in brackets in a chemical reaction, “aq” stands for ___
Aqueous
Liquid
Unknown
Water
The symbols represent the states as follows: “s”: solid “l”: liquid “g”: gas “aq”: aqueous
When the solution of substance X is added to a solution of potassium iodide, then a yellow solid separates out from the solution.
(a) What do you think substance X is likely to be ?
(b) Name the substance which the yellow solid consists of.
(c) Which characteristic of chemical reactions is illustrated by this example ? (d) Write a balance chemical equation for the reaction which takes place. Mention the physical states of all the reactants adn products involved in the chemical equatio.