Iodine
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
53 |
| Element |
Iodine |
| Symbol |
I |
| Atomic Mass |
126.904 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
74 (most common isotope, Iodine-127) |
| Number of Protons |
53 |
| Number of Electrons |
53 |
| Period |
5 |
| Group |
17 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
No |
| Nonmetal |
Yes |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Halogen |
| Atomic Radius |
115 pm |
| Electronegativity |
2.66 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
10.451 eV |
| Density |
4.93 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
113.7 °C |
| Boiling Point |
184.3 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
1 stable (Iodine-127) |
| Discoverer |
Bernard Courtois |
| Year |
1811 |
| Specific Heat |
0.214 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
5 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
7 |