disposal of iodine after sublimation demo

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Jennag
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disposal of iodine after sublimation demo

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Hi,

I had a teacher do a demo of iodine sublimation while i was away, with the aftermath left for me to clean up with a note attached that says sorry i didnt know what to do with this...??

do i write it off and pout in chem disposal or i think i read somewhere sodium thiosulphate sol until clear and wash as normal
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Jazz
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Re: disposal of iodine after sublimation demo

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you can left iodine to disperse in fume hood or you can add sodium thiosulfate until clear, flash down the drain with copious amounts of water
Cheers Jazz
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