ABOUT POTASSIUM CYANIDE VALENCY

Apples consist of a compound termed amygdalin in their seeds, which happens to be a combination of cyanide-and-sugar based molecules. The apples or apple seeds can then decompose and deliver the poisonous gas hydrogen cyanide.KCN is produced by treating hydrogen cyanide with an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, followed by evaporation in the