What Is The Electron Configuration For Iodine?

Iodine is a halogen that is included in the group of halogens in the row 5 of the periodic table. The atomic number of iodine is 53 which shows that there are 53 protons and electrons in an iodine atom. When iodine gets an electron it is converted into Iodide and it's electrons get 54. The electronic configuration of iodine is,

1s²2s²p⁶3s²p⁶d¹⁰4s²p⁶d¹⁰5s²p⁵


The electrons are configured in the electronic shells as follows:

2,8,18,18,7


For diagram of iodine atom

53