NEETChemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
What happens to iodine when it reacts with concentrated nitric acid?
Options
- AIt is reduced to iodine ions
- BIt is converted to iodine gas
- CIt is oxidized to iodic acid
- DIt forms a precipitate with nitrate ions
Correct answer
C. It is oxidized to iodic acid
Step-by-step solution
The paragraph describes the reaction of iodine with concentrated nitric acid, which results in the oxidation of iodine to iodic acid.