LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT POTASSIUM CYANIDE VS SODIUM CYANIDE.

Complementary to its reactivity toward acids, KOH attacks oxides. So, SiO2 is attacked by KOH to offer soluble potassium silicates. KOH reacts with carbon dioxide to offer potassium bicarbonate:As a result of cyanide anion's large nucleophilicity, cyano teams are easily launched into natural and organic molecules by displacement of a halide team (e