I agree, many of my colleges think that if you need Iodine it will go into your body through the skin and not even leave a mark or stain, but if you do not need Iodine it will just stay there for a few days. This started in the 1820's and has worked very well so why mess with a good thing? It's a lot easier than eating salt with traces of Iodine, and not knowing? Tel Tofflemire
________________________________ From: Marshall <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:57 AM Subject: Re: CS>Re: silver-digest Digest V2011 #377 The correct term is sublime. Iodine sublimes, just like ice and camphor do. Marshall On 12/13/2011 4:21 AM, Paul wrote: This always confuses me. If I paint a spot it vanishes in no time, yet I have a kilgram of both Iodine and KI, so it's not like I don't have access to it. Also I notice that if I put some Iodine on a flat surface like a desk it stains it immediately, then I remove the source and it does something not unlike 'evaporates', so I'm not sure this method of testing means anything. I'm not sure evaporate is the correct term, perhaps its behaving more like a gas, I haven't researched that yet. > >Paul B > >On 12/12/2011 04:44, [email protected] wrote: ...to paint a >spot about the size of a quarter on your tummy in the evening and if the spot >had been absorbed by morning ,then you needed it.
