请输入您要查询的字词:

 

单词 iodine
释义
iodine

Chemistry
  • A dark violet nonmetallic element belonging to group 17 of the periodic table (see halogens); a.n. 53; r.a.m. 126.9045; r.d. 4.94; m.p. 113.5°C; b.p. 184.35°C. The element is insoluble in water but soluble in ethanol and other organic solvents. When heated it gives a violet vapour that sublimes. Iodine is required as a trace element (see essential element) by living organisms; in animals it is concentrated in the thyroid gland as a constituent of thyroid hormones. The element is present in sea water and was formerly extracted from seaweed. It is now obtained from oil-well brines (displacement by chlorine). There is one stable isotope, iodine-127, and fourteen radioactive isotopes. It is used in medicine as a mild antiseptic (dissolved in ethanol as tincture of iodine), and in the manufacture of iodine compounds. Chemically, it is less reactive than the other halogens and the most electropositive (metallic) halogen. In solution it can be determined by titration using thiosulphate solution:

    I2+2S2O322I+S4O62.

    The molecule forms an intense blue complex with starch, which is consequently used as an indicator. It was discovered in 1811 by Bernard Courtois (1777–1838).

    https://www.webelements.com/iodine/ Information from the WebElements site


Biology
  • Symbol I. A dark violet nonmetallic element that is required as a trace element (see essential element) by living organisms; in animals it is concentrated in the thyroid gland as a constituent of thyroid hormones. Deficiency causes disruption of thyroid function, with low levels of circulating thyroid hormones leading to enlargement of the thyroid gland (goitre). Seafood and iodized salt are good sources of iodine in areas where the soil, and hence food crops, have low levels of the element.


随便看

 

科学参考收录了60776条科技类词条,基本涵盖了常见科技类参考文献及英语词汇的翻译,是科学学习和研究的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2023 Sciref.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2025/3/10 5:35:15