Iodine (I) Element's Properties and Facts

Element Name	: Iodine
Symbol	: I
Presence in:
1. 70 kg Person	: 20 mg
2. Body	: 0.000016 %
3. Earth Crust	: 0.000049 %
4. Earth Ocean	: 0.000006 %
5. Universe	: 0.0000001 %
Properties:
1. Atomic Number	: 53
2. Atomic Weight	: 126.90447
3. Group	: 17
4. Period	: 5
5. Block	: p
6. Density	: 4.933 g/cm3
7. Melting Point	: 386.85 K
8. Boiling Point	: 457.4 K
9. Electron Form	: [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p5
10. State of matter	: Solid
11. Color	: Bluish black
Other Facts:
1. Area of Presence in Body	: Nil
2. Existence in type of Foods	: Lobster, milk, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, oysters, canned salmon, salted nuts and seeds, saltwater fish (cod, haddock, herring), sea salt, seaweed, shrimp, table salt.
3. Diseases	: Goiter, brain damage.
4. Health Uses	: Helps in making thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).
5. Adult consumption / day	: Nil
6. Children consumption / day	: Nil
7. Natural Form	: Iodargyrite and lautarite.
8. Other Forms	: Nil
9. Source Place	: Seawater, brackish water, brine, or sea kelp.
10. Common Uses	: Used in making various antiseptics and drugs. It is also used to make dyes, photographic film, and specialized soaps.