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What is the smell of iodine?

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iodine smells like boiled metal. i also know it herts alot because i have had it on my leg after an operation. Sorry for bad spelling.

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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.


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Why does the concentration of iodine ions remains constant in the iodine clock reaction?

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