Explanation:
Mechanism for the formation of iodine:
Step 1 :
[tex]H_2(g) + ICI(g) \rightarrow HI(g) + HCI(g)[/tex]
Step 2 :
[tex]HI(g) + ICI(g) \rightarrow I_2(g) + HCl(g)[/tex]
By adding both reaction we will get the overall reaction of formation of iodine:
[tex]H_2(g)+2ICl(g)\rightarrow I_2(g)+2HCl(g)[/tex]
Intermediate are defined as short lived chemical species which are formed during the course of a chemical reaction. They are formed in one step and in an other step they serve as a reactant.
The intermediate formed between the course of mechanism : HI