H2SO3 + KIO3 = H2SO4 + KI

H_2SO_3 sulfurous acid + KIO_3 potassium iodate ⟶ H_2SO_4 sulfuric acid + KI potassium iodide

Balance the chemical equation algebraically: H_2SO_3 + KIO_3 ⟶ H_2SO_4 + KI Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 H_2SO_3 + c_2 KIO_3 ⟶ c_3 H_2SO_4 + c_4 KI Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, S, I and K: H: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_3 O: | 3 c_1 + 3 c_2 = 4 c_3 S: | c_1 = c_3 I: | c_2 = c_4 K: | c_2 = c_4 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 3 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 3 c_4 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 3 H_2SO_3 + KIO_3 ⟶ 3 H_2SO_4 + KI

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sulfurous acid + potassium iodate ⟶ sulfuric acid + potassium iodide

Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: H_2SO_3 + KIO_3 ⟶ H_2SO_4 + KI Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the activity expression for each chemical species. • Use the activity expressions to build the equilibrium constant expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: 3 H_2SO_3 + KIO_3 ⟶ 3 H_2SO_4 + KI Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i H_2SO_3 | 3 | -3 KIO_3 | 1 | -1 H_2SO_4 | 3 | 3 KI | 1 | 1 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression H_2SO_3 | 3 | -3 | ([H2SO3])^(-3) KIO_3 | 1 | -1 | ([KIO3])^(-1) H_2SO_4 | 3 | 3 | ([H2SO4])^3 KI | 1 | 1 | [KI] The equilibrium constant symbol in the concentration basis is: K_c Mulitply the activity expressions to arrive at the K_c expression: Answer: | | K_c = ([H2SO3])^(-3) ([KIO3])^(-1) ([H2SO4])^3 [KI] = (([H2SO4])^3 [KI])/(([H2SO3])^3 [KIO3])

Construct the rate of reaction expression for: H_2SO_3 + KIO_3 ⟶ H_2SO_4 + KI Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the rate term for each chemical species. • Write the rate of reaction expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: 3 H_2SO_3 + KIO_3 ⟶ 3 H_2SO_4 + KI Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i H_2SO_3 | 3 | -3 KIO_3 | 1 | -1 H_2SO_4 | 3 | 3 KI | 1 | 1 The rate term for each chemical species, B_i, is 1/ν_i(Δ[B_i])/(Δt) where [B_i] is the amount concentration and t is time: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | rate term H_2SO_3 | 3 | -3 | -1/3 (Δ[H2SO3])/(Δt) KIO_3 | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[KIO3])/(Δt) H_2SO_4 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 (Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) KI | 1 | 1 | (Δ[KI])/(Δt) (for infinitesimal rate of change, replace Δ with d) Set the rate terms equal to each other to arrive at the rate expression: Answer: | | rate = -1/3 (Δ[H2SO3])/(Δt) = -(Δ[KIO3])/(Δt) = 1/3 (Δ[H2SO4])/(Δt) = (Δ[KI])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)

| sulfurous acid | potassium iodate | sulfuric acid | potassium iodide formula | H_2SO_3 | KIO_3 | H_2SO_4 | KI Hill formula | H_2O_3S | IKO_3 | H_2O_4S | IK name | sulfurous acid | potassium iodate | sulfuric acid | potassium iodide

| sulfurous acid | potassium iodate | sulfuric acid | potassium iodide molar mass | 82.07 g/mol | 214 g/mol | 98.07 g/mol | 166.0028 g/mol phase | | solid (at STP) | liquid (at STP) | solid (at STP) melting point | | 560 °C | 10.371 °C | 681 °C boiling point | | | 279.6 °C | 1330 °C density | 1.03 g/cm^3 | 1.005 g/cm^3 | 1.8305 g/cm^3 | 3.123 g/cm^3 solubility in water | very soluble | | very soluble | surface tension | | | 0.0735 N/m | dynamic viscosity | | | 0.021 Pa s (at 25 °C) | 0.0010227 Pa s (at 732.9 °C) odor | | | odorless |