RE: Re: The Effect of Environmental Temperature...now PURPLE

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>From: " robustroanoke " <robustroanoke@...>

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> > I did NOT buy it for the lovely color, lol!

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>remember iodine IS PURPLE. Just imagine you are bathing in the lovely

>vibration of PURE IODINE....

Apparently, you don't use Lugol's Solution. This says iodine actually means

violet -

http://homepage.mac.com/dtrapp/Elements/color.html

Ioeides (Greek) means violet colored. Iodine was named for the color of its

vapor with the suffix -ine added in analogy with chlorine, the apparently

similar element.

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But, that's its vapor.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pertab/i.html

Iodine in pure form is an almost black crystalline solid with a slightly

metallic lustre. Warmed gently, it gives off a dense, beautiful blue-violet

vapor of diatomic iodine.

Iodine in solution in alcohol is called tincture of iodine, and is used as a

topical antiseptic. Its different color, reddish brown, indicates a form

different from I2.

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I would describe Lugol's color as the reddish brown referred to in the last

paragraph. Unless you put it in starch, which turns it purple.

Skipper

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