What happens when you bubble chlorine gas through potassium iodide?

Question

when the reacants react,what is the final chemical compound.And what happens physically.

Answer 1

2KI(aq) + Br²(g) ==> 2KBr + I₂

The final chemical compound is potassium bromide and iodine.

The original color of the potassium iodide solution would be colorless or clear, and upon bubbling bromine gas through it, the color would change to a shade of brown, the color of iodine.