Does potassium iodide have an odor?

Answer 1

It doesn't smell. It is a metal with a boiling point of 760 degrees Celsius. So very few potassium atoms will ever make it into the gaseous phase at room temperature and hence would ever make it into your nose to smell. A compound or element needs to be somewhat volatile to have a smell, and even then, many don't because they don't fit into any of your smell receptors.

Answer 2

It's suppose to be but every potassium supplement I buy they end up smelling like plastic (probably the bottle they are in) or metal (usually the smell of copper) which is strange.

This makes me cautious to take it because during the synthesizing I'm not sure if there is lead or other containment being put into the product.

Answer 3

potassium has no odor

but your mothers:P ok awesome answer but your stupid its actually your grandma :)

Answer 4

I am pretty sure that potassium is not odorless.

Answer 5

Sodium reacts with water- it is also a metal and not that volatile - so there won't be much there to smell- so if you slell anything it probaly isn't sodium itself but sut some by product.

Answer 6

Yes. It smells similar to iodine.

Answer 7

nope :)