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Iodine  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number53

Atomic SymbolI

Atomic Weight126.90447 amu

GroupHalogen, 17

FormSolid

Density @ STP4.933 g/cm3

Melting Point113.7 °C (236.66 °F, 386.85 °K)

Boiling Point184.4 °C (363.92 °F, 457.55 °K)

Heat of Fusion15.52 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization41.57 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential10.45126 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)2.66

Specific Heat Capacity0.145 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration5p5

Oxidation States+1, +5, +7, -1

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth127I, 100%

Selected Radioisotopes122I, 123I, 124I, 125I, 129I, 131I, 132I

Atomic Radius115 pm

Crystal StructureOrthorhombic

Discovered byCourtois, 1811

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