Question: The molecular solid I 2 (s) is only slightly soluble in water but will dissolve to a much greater extent in an aqueous solution of

The molecular solid I2(s) is only slightly soluble in water but will dissolve to a much greater extent in an aqueous solution of KI, because the I3- anion forms. Write an equation for the formation of the I3- anion, and indicate the Lewis acid and Lewis base.

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