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Iodine forms the iodide ion. It has a charge of negative 1 (-1)

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Iodine typically forms an anion, known as the iodide ion (I-).

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Iodine tends to form an anion. This is the iodide ion I-

There are compounds though where it actually forms a cation.

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It gains one electron.

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Q: Does iodine form a cation or a anion?
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