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Greg Boyles
in Inorganic Chemistry

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Used to get a few laughs painting this stuff on door handles occasionally.

 

But I have never known exactly what compound you get when you disolve iodine in 880 ammonia.

 

Can anyone enlighten me?

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Nitrogen triiodide, I think.

 

 

Thanks, just googled it and you are correct.

 

Aint chemistry fun - was my all time favourite subject at high school.

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