Pharmaceutical/Chemical: - Iodic acid contains iodine in the oxidation state +5 and it is one of the most stable oxo-acids of the halogens in its pure state. - It is used as a strong acid in
analytical chemistry. - It may be used to standardize solutions of both weak and strong bases, with methyl red or methyl orange as the indicator. Food: - It can be used to synthesize sodium or
potassium iodate for increasing iodine content of salt.