The colour of vapours formed on sublimation of solid iodine is___ .

Purple

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Green

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Red

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Colourless

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Solution

The correct option is A
Purple

Iodine is a non-metal with symbol I. It exists as a lustrous, purple-black solid. It readily sublimes to a purple gas.

$I_{2} (s o l i d) \to I_{2} (g a s)$

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The colour of vapours formed on sublimation of solid iodine is___ .

The correct option is A Purple Iodine is a non-metal with symbol I. It exists as a lustrous, purple-black solid. It readily sublimes to a purple gas. I2(solid)→I2(gas)

The correct option is A
Purple

Iodine is a non-metal with symbol I. It exists as a lustrous, purple-black solid. It readily sublimes to a purple gas.

$I_{2} (s o l i d) \to I_{2} (g a s)$