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Selena :D asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 6 years ago

A purple coloured non-metal forms a brown solution in alcohol which is applied on wounds as an antiseptic. Name the nonmetal.?

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  • Rameshwar
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    that is IODINE

    tincture of iodine is prepared by dissolving iodine in KI solution & then add alcohol or spirit.

    it was widely used some years ago for treating woods as antiseptic

  • ChemTeam
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Iodine.

    Look up 'tincture of iodine.'

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