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Why is iodine not a metal?

Updated: 9/16/2023
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Iodine is in the 17th column (towards the right end of the Periodic Table) and is therefore a halogen. Halogens occupy the 17th column. Metals general occupy the left and center of the periodic table, discluding hydrogen.

Iodine, therefore, is highly reactive and likely to become an anion whereas metals generally become cations.

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