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Iodine is a solid because it is a large molecule that allows the electron cloud to be easily distorted to generate dipole moments allowing the molecules to attract each other significantly.

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Colour of iodine solid?

The color of solid iodine is a dark purple.


At STP which element is a solid hydrogen or iodine?

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Is Iodine a soild or gas?

Elemental iodine is a solid. But it is a volatile solid in that chemists will use solid iodine in a chamber to "iodine stain" substances in thin layer chromatography. Thus iodine is like having a volatile solid.


What state is iodine at room temperature?

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The chemical equation of iodine solid to gas?

The chemical equation for the sublimation of iodine solid to iodine gas is: I2(s) -> I2(g). This represents the process in which solid iodine directly transforms into iodine gas without going through a liquid phase.


What is iodine's physical state at 20 degrees C?

Iodine is a solid at 20 degrees Celsius.


In what form does iodine exists?

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Iodine liquid or solid?

Iodine is a solid at room temperature and pressure. It sublimes directly from a solid to a purple vapor without melting.


What state is iodine at -10 degrees?

Iodine is a solid.


Why does solid iodine change when its heated?

Solid iodine is transformed by heating in a liquid at 113,7 oC.


What state is iodine?

Iodine is a naturally occurring element on the periodic table with the chemical symbol I and atomic number 53. At room temperature, iodine is a solid that appears as a shiny, purple-black, metallic-looking crystal.


Is iodine solid a conductor?

No solid iodine does not conduct electricity.