What is a unique property of iodine among non-metals?

It is a poor conductor of electricity

It is lustrous

It is gaseous at room temperature

It is malleable

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B. It is lustrous

Iodine is unique as a non-metal due to its lustrous appearance. The other options do not accurately describe iodine.

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