iodine

Also known as I, element 53, ₅₃I

Iodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists at standard conditions as a semi-lustrous, non-metallic solid that melts to form a deep violet liquid at , and boils to a violet gas at . The element was discovered by the French chemist Bernard Courtois in 1811 and was named two years later by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, after the Ancient Greek , meaning 'violet'.

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Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. Its electron configuration is [Kr] 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁵. The element has a mass of 126.90447 and an electronegativity of 3. Its ionization energy is 9.40, and its ionic radius is 2.20. The electric dipole moment is 0.

Iodine melts at 113.7 and boils at 184.4. It was discovered on 1811-01-01. The Unicode character for iodine is "碘". In academic literature, the query "iodine" yields a count of 151,682 results in PubMed. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 2,307 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

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Research

151,682 papers

Iodine(III) reagents for oxidative aromatic halogenation.ReviewOrganic & biomolecular chemistry · 2022Segura-Quezada LA, Torres-Carbajal KR, Juárez-Ornelas KA et al.DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00741j
Iodine deficiency disorders in Europe.ReviewBulletin of the World Health Organization · 1989Delange F, Bürgi H
The Iodine Rush: Over- or Under-Iodination Risk in the Prophylactic Use of Iodine for Thyroid Blocking in the Event of a Nuclear Disaster.ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology · 2022Calcaterra V, Mameli C, Rossi V et al.DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.901620
Iodine Species Quantification and Transformation during Chlorination in the Presence of Ammonia.Environmental science & technology · 2025Xu S, Liu R, Zhao L et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c06645
Iodine(III)-Mediated Fluorination/Semipinacol Rearrangement Cascade of 2-Alkylidenecyclobutanol Derivatives: Access to β-Monofluorinated Cyclopropanecarbaldehydes.The Journal of organic chemistry · 2021Feng SX, Yang S, Tu FH et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00578
Standard Radio-Iodine Labeling Protocols Impaired the Functional Integrity of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Exosomes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Yang CT, Lai RC, Phua VJX et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms25073742
Iodine derivatives of chemically modified gum Arabic microspheres.Carbohydrate polymers · 2015Ganie SA, Ali A, Mazumdar NDOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.04.044
Occurrence of Iodophenols in Aquatic Environments and the Deiodination of Organic Iodine with Ferrate(VI).Environmental science & technology · 2022Wang XS, Liu YL, Li M et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00857

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lithophile
Part of: halogens
Named after: violet
Mass: 126.90447
Image: Iodine'.JPG
Has use: iodine in medicine

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electron configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁵
element symbol: I
Commons category: Iodine
topic's main category: Category:Iodine
atomic number: 53
discoverer or inventor: Bernard Courtois
time of discovery or invention: 1811-01-01
location of discovery: Paris
Commons gallery: Iodine
ionization energy: 9.40
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
electronegativity: 3
Unicode character: 碘
melting point: 113.7
different from: diiodine
ionic radius: 0.53
boiling point: 184.4
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
electric dipole moment: 0

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Encyclopedic overview

33 sections

Contents

History
Properties
Isotopes
Chemistry and compounds
Charge-transfer complexes
Hydrogen iodide
Other binary iodine compounds
Iodine halides
Iodine oxides and oxoacids
Polyiodine compounds
Organoiodine compounds
Occurrence and production
Applications
X-ray imaging
Biocide
Optical polarising films
Co-catalyst
Nutrition
Others
Spectroscopy
Chemical analysis
Biological role
Dietary recommendations and intake
Deficiency
Precautions
Toxicity
Occupational exposure
Reaction to iodinated contrast media
US DEA List I status
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Iodine occurs in many oxidation states, including iodide (I−), iodate (), and the various periodate anions. As the heaviest essential mineral nutrient, iodine is required for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency affects about two billion people and is the leading preventable cause of intellectual disabilities.

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