Question

What is the heaviest nonmetal?

Answer 1

Hint: The element which has an atomic mass more than 92 is called the heaviest element. The element which does not lose electrons is called nonmetals and we are moving from left to right in the periodic table metallic character decreases.

Complete step-by-step answer:- In the question it is asked what the heaviest nonmetal is.
- We know that the element which has atomic mass more than 92 is called the heaviest element.
- The iodine is the element which has an atomic mass of 126.9 and it is nonmetal in nature due to its less capability to donate electrons.
- Because of the large size iodine won’t donate the electrons to others.
- Iodine is an ingredient that balances the thyroid hormone which is going to be released in the body.
- Iodine has a capability to form complexes with metals and forms metal iodide complexes.
- The atomic number of the iodine is 53 and its molecule weight is 126.9 amu and it is a solid having a color of purple-black.
- Iodine belongs to the p block and is located in VIIth group called halogens.
- Iodine is lustrous and solid in nature.
- In halogens iodine is the most electropositive.

Note: Iodine has a capability to avoid infections. So iodine is going to be used in liquid form to clean wounds. But iodine is not suggestible to clean the deep wounds. At the time thyroid treatment iodine isotope is going to be used.