Used as a source of iodine in animal feed to prevent iodine deficiency.

Employed in photography and film development processes due to its light-sensitive properties.

Serves as a desiccant in drying tubes for laboratory applications because of its strong hygroscopic nature.

Utilized in the oil and gas industry as a high-density component in drilling and completion fluids to control wellbore pressure and stabilize conditions.

Applied in some medical and pharmaceutical formulations as a nutritional supplement or radiopaque contrast agent due to iodine's X-ray absorption properties.

Used in chemical synthesis as a catalyst or reagent in organic reactions involving iodine transfer.