Jodium (Dutch For Iodine)
This is the front side of the game card for Jody the Unicorn with the Jodium (or Iodine) Horn. Click the pic to take a look at all the fun info on the back. Use it as a memorization tool, a trading card or as science class prizes and rewards.
Article – Uses For Iodine – https://explore.globalhealing.com/uses-for-iodine/
Article – Nine Facinating Facts About Awesome Iodine – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1mm1mW9kc4SbL5wF9DsM3Th/nine-fascinating-facts-about-awesome-iodine
Article – 15 Must Know Facts About Iodine – https://www.alrightnow.com/15-must-know-facts-about-iodine/
Article – All You Need To Know About Iodine-Rich Food – https://www.femina.in/food/how-to/iodine-rich-food-181627.html
Article About Iodine Discoverer – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernard-Courtois
Fact Sheet – https://www.nuclear-power.com/iodine-atomic-number-mass-density/
Fact Sheet – Caliche – https://geology.com/rocks/caliche.shtml
Fact Sheet – https://www.sqm.com/sqmeninfografias/eng/caliche.html
Video – https://youtu.be/vYGuqgevDGM
Lesson – https://psychosocialsomatic.com/lessons/lesson-7-iodine/
Wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliche
Links and Notes for Jody’s chemistry inspired magical abilities:
The Violet Mist (sublimation) — Iodine is famous for sublimating directly from a solid into a deep purple vapor without passing through a liquid stage.
- Chemistry LibreTexts: Sublimation and Fusion
- University of Michigan: The Sublimation of Iodine
- Britannica: Iodine — Physical and Chemical Properties
The Revealer (starch-iodine reaction) — Iodine reacts with starch to produce a distinctive deep blue-black color, a reaction used in real forensic and food-science testing.
- Chemistry LibreTexts: Starch and Iodine
- Microbe Notes: Iodine Test — Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses
- Science Buddies: Test Your Foods for Starch
The Great Healer (antiseptic properties) — Iodine, especially as povidone-iodine, is a long-used, broad-spectrum antiseptic that disrupts microbial cell structures.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial effectiveness of povidone-iodine
- PMC/NIH: The Toxicity and Antibacterial Effects of Povidone-Iodine
- DrugBank: Povidone-iodine — Uses, Mechanism of Action
The Oxidizer (oxidizing agent) — Iodine and the halogen family readily act as oxidizing agents, pulling electrons from other substances and breaking down molecular bonds.
- Chemistry LibreTexts: Halogens as Oxidizing Agents
- PMC/NIH: Iodine(V)-Based Oxidants in Oxidation Reactions
- Britannica: Iodine — Physical and Chemical Properties
The Purifier (water purification) — Iodine tablets have been used for decades as a real, field-tested method for disinfecting drinking water.
- CDC Yellow Book: Water Disinfection for Travelers
- CDC: About Water Treatment Options When Hiking, Camping, or Traveling
- Aquatabs: Does Iodine Purify Water?
The Life Force (essential nutrient) — Iodine is an essential micronutrient the thyroid needs to produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, and brain development.
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements: Iodine — Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements: Iodine — Fact Sheet for Consumers
The Phase Shifter (states of matter) — Iodine is unusual in visibly and dramatically transitioning between solid, liquid, and gas states.
Author’s Fantasy License:
None of the real chemistry above supports a creature literally channeling these reactions through a horn, controlling purple mist as a battlefield tool, projecting a “detection beam” that exposes lies or disguises, healing wounds instantly with a touch, generating combat-ready energy blasts, purifying an entire poisoned sea in one pulse, or actively boosting or suppressing another creature’s metabolism on command. Those elements — along with Jody himself, Argenta, MarBryn, the Halstable, unicorns from Unimaise, and the story’s plot and characters — are entirely fictional and created for the purposes of this story. The underlying chemical properties are real; the magic built on top of them is not.
