Iodine
Occurrence, isolation & synthesis
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Occurrence
Iodine is found the Earth's crust, 5 · 10
−8
% (w/w) [6], and occur naturally in:
Human thyroid gland [5]
Kelp [5]
Sea water (7 · 10
−7
M) [5]
Underground brines [5]
The naturally occurring isotope is
127
I (100 %, stable) [6].