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Iodine is a solid because it has a larger mass number than fluorine. (Iodine=126.9 where as fluoine=19). This means that it will have more induced dipole-induced dipole attractions, compared to flourine. So more attractions need to be overcome in iodine than flourine, meaning there needs to be more energy to overcome the attractive forces. So there will be enough energy at room temperature to overcome the forces of attraction between flourine, making it a gas in nature. However there is not enough energy at room temperature to overcome the attractive forces between iodine, making it a solid at room temperature.
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What state is iodine at room temperature?
Iodine is a solid when at 25 degrees centigrade (room temperature)
Is fluorine a solid liquid or a gas at room temperature?
Fluorine is a gas at room temperature.
What state of matter is iodine at room temperature?
At room temperature iodine is a solid halogen.
Why does iodine have a smell?
Iodine at room temperature is a solid. At room temperature, it sublimates into a gas that can be detected by smell.
What state is iodine?
Solid in room temperature.
What haiogen is a liquid at room temperature?
None of them are Fluorine, Chlorine and Bromine are all gases at room temperature. Iodine and Astatine are both solid at room temperature.
What state of matter do halogens exist in room temperature?
At room temperature and pressure, fluorine and chlorine are gases, bromine is liquid and iodine is a solid
What state is iodine at room temperature?
Iodine is a solid when at 25 degrees centigrade (room temperature)
Is fluorine a solid liquid or a gas at room temperature?
Fluorine is a gas at room temperature.
What state of matter is iodine at room temperature?
At room temperature iodine is a solid halogen.
What hallogen is a liquid at room temperature?
Bromine is liquid at room temperature.Its symbol is Br.It has 7 valence electrons.
What is iodines phase at room temperature?
iodine is solid at room temperature
Why does iodine have a smell?
Iodine at room temperature is a solid. At room temperature, it sublimates into a gas that can be detected by smell.
Halogen that exist in the liquid state at room temperature?
At room temperature and pressure, fluorine and chlorine are gases, bromine is liquid and iodine is a solid
What state is iodine?
Solid in room temperature.
What state is iodine in room temperature?
Solid
What element are hydrogen H2 nitrogen N2 oxygen O2 fluorine F2 chlorine Cl2 iodine I2 bromine Br2?
Hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and chlorine are gases at room temperature; iodine is a solid, bromine is a liquid.
