high-risk-not financially safe or secure; a bad investment; high risk investments; anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky; speculative business enterprises. speculative, risky, bad. unsound-not sound financially; unsound banking practices.
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!
Iodine is a chemical element with symbol I and atomic number 53. The name is from Greek á¼°Î¿ÎµÎ¹Î´Î®Ï ioeidÄs, meaning violet or purple, due to the color of elemental iodine vapor. Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in nutrition, and industrially in the production of acetic acid and certain polymers. Iodine's relatively high atomic number, low toxicity, and ease of attachment to organic compounds have made it a part of many X-ray contrast materials in modern medicine.