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Iodine has seven valence electrons. Valence electrons of an atom are located in the outermost shell of the atom and participate in bonding. If an... Become a Study.com member to unlock this answer!
Radioactive iodine (commonly called radioiodine) is a form of iodine chemically identical to nonradioactive iodine. Therefore, the thyroid gland, which takes up iodine to make thyroid hormone, cannot distinguish between the two. However, the nucleus of a radioactive iodine molecule has excess energy and gives off radiation that can have effects on the cells in which it is concentrated.