Iodine


 * Element Name:** Iodine


 * Element Symbol:** I


 * Atomic Mass:** 127[[image:Iodine.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Numer:** 53


 * Protons:** 53


 * Electrons:** 53


 * Discovery:** Benard Courtios in 1811


 * How It Was Named:** From the Greek word for Violet


 * State of Matter:** Solid


 * Meling Point:** 113.7°C


 * Boiling Point:** 184.3°C


 * Charcteristics:** Violet Pink as a gas. As a solid it's metallic gray. It also has an irritating odor.


 * Use:** Iodine is used as a test for starch and turns a deep blue when it comes in contact with it.

Iodine is rare in the Solar System and in the Earth's Crust.
 * Interesting Facts:** This halogen forms compounds with many elements, but is less reactive then the other members of its Group VII.

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