Most people are probably familiar with iodine through its role as a disinfectant. But if you stayed awake through high school chemistry, then you may have seen a demonstration where powdered iodine ...

The natural cycles of exchange of substances between the biosphere and the atmosphere are of major relevance to the Earth's climatic system. Perhaps the best-known example of this is the carbon cycle ...

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Radioactive iodine gas detection has significant applications in the nuclear industry, particularly in nuclear accident scenarios and nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities. Metal-organic frameworks ...

We linked biogenic iodine compounds that were released by marine biota to particle formation through the formation of iodine oxides and focused on diiodomethane (CH 2 I 2) as an iodine oxide precursor ...

A new experiment demonstrates the mechanism for how the most stable gas-phase form of iodine -- known as iodic acid -- forms, and suggests it has a catalytic role in atmospheric particle formation.

When winds loft fine desert dust high into the atmosphere, iodine in that dust can trigger chemical reactions that destroy some air pollution, but also let greenhouse gases stick around longer. The ...

Scientists have made a significant discovery about the cause of the destruction of ozone over oceans. Scientists at the Universities of York and Leeds have made a significant discovery about the cause ...

A satellite has been successfully powered by iodine for the first time. Iodine performed better than the traditional propellant of choice, xenon – highlighting iodine’s potential utility for future ...

A little chemistry anyone? Here's everything you never wanted to know about iodine. But it's not as dreadful as you'd think. Iodine and its compounds disinfect surgical sites, seed clouds, and can ...