| Chemical
Name |
Sodium
Iodide |
| Empirical
Formula |
NaI |
| Physical
Appearance |
White solid
deliquescent |
| Molecular
Weight |
149.9
grams/mole |
| Boiling
Point |
1304 °C |
DESCRIPTION
Sodium iodide is used in
polymerase chain reactions, and also (as an
acetone solution) in the Finkelstein reaction.
APPLICATION
Sodium Iodide is used in radiation detection,
treatment of iodine deficiency, and as a
reactant in the Finkelstein reaction. |
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