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Iodine is specified as a [[Drug_Enforcement_Administration/Lists|List I chemical]] by the [[United States|US]] [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] and is considered to have high risk of diversion to illicit drug manufacturing<ref>http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2007/fr0702.htm</ref> | Iodine is specified as a [[Drug_Enforcement_Administration/Lists|List I chemical]] by the [[United States|US]] [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] and is considered to have high risk of diversion to illicit drug manufacturing.<ref>http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2007/fr0702.htm</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:36, 13 January 2011
Iodine is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol I.
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Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 53. It has a Standard Atomic Weight of 126.90447(3), and is typically found as a solid in its elemental form.
Iodine is considered to be a member of the "Halogen" class of elements, has a boiling point of 184.4 °C , and a melting point of 113.7 °C .
Iodine is specified as a List I chemical by the US Drug Enforcement Administration and is considered to have high risk of diversion to illicit drug manufacturing.[1]