Iodine test
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Schematic view of in amylosehelice embedded I3−-ions
The Iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch. Iodine solution — iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide — reacts with the starch producing a purple black colour. The colour can be detected visually with concentrations of iodine as low as 0.00002M at 20°C. However the intensity of the colour decreases with increasing temperature and with the presence of water-miscible, organic solvents such as ethanol. Also the test cannot be done at very low pHs due to the hydrolysis of the starch under these conditions.
See also
- Starch indicator
- Lugol's Iodine
- Counterfeit banknote detection pen
References
Citations
- http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/redox/faq/starch-as-redox-indicator.shtml
- Vogel's Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 5th edition.
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