Talk:Iodine

Staining
I 2nd that someone should add staining to uses box.

New project and template
Article changed over to new WikiProject Elements format by maveric149. Elementbox converted 15:52, 5 July 2005 by Femto (previous revision was that of 05:42, 4 July 2005).

History info
Why was the added history information labeled as vandalism?


 * Because the added information had nothing to do with Iodine and had a sentence fragment at the end.


 * Darrien 01:29, 2004 May 13 (UTC)


 * Good point. =P. it's all better now though. is it satisfactory?


 * Yes.


 * P.S. I suggest that you sign your posts with " ~ ".


 * Darrien 12:17, 2004 May 13 (UTC)

Weird page appearance
The page appears all weird with Mozilla Firefox, the margin text box runs together with the main page.

About a new section on the origin of Iodine
On the page, there is no mention of the origin of Iodine.

In the periodic table, it is an element heavier than Iron. My understanding is that, for its formation, the process of fusion of heavy elements that occurs in supernovas is insufficient. An excess of neutrons, available only from the collision of neutron stars, is necessary to produce elements heavier than Iron, such as Iodine. It is a very particular process that occurred prior to the formation of the Solar System.

The topic does not seem secondary. The Biological Role section highlights the importance of Iodine for Human life, and without Iodine in the Molecular cloud that preceded the Solar System formation, we may not even be here writing on Wikipedia.

I think a specific section on the origin of Iodine in the Universe and, consequently, on Earth and in our body is needed. Bg69 (talk) 09:58, 1 September 2023 (UTC)


 * @Bg69
 * As few as I know, according to the guidelines, this falls under the Isotopes section. Tosha Langue (talk) 13:08, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Split proposed
We currently have a big section called Iodine and a pathetically small "main article" called Iodine (medical use). That's the opposite of how it should be: the WP:SPINOFF main article should be where the most of the medical content goes, while the section left should be just a summary.

The Iodine section is in many ways much better than the "main article". For a starter, it distinguishes between the use of the elemental form (antiseptic) and the non-elemental forms. --Artoria2e5 🌉 06:41, 7 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Went ahead and did it, because the article is right there. Artoria2e5 🌉 11:08, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Looks good.  141 Pr  {contribs} 16:05, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Abundance rank
An ongoing sluggish edit warring on iodine abundance rank prompted me to look for current relevant discussions. There is a proposal to eliminate any ranking of rare elements for a number of reasons on Talk:Abundance of elements in Earth's crust. In general, I find that well-grounded. What do you think, editors? Tosha Langue (talk) 16:10, 8 April 2024 (UTC)