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14:Halogens Flashcards

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1
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What is the appearance of chlorine at room temperature

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Green/yellow gas

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What is the appearance of bromine at room temperature

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Red-brown liquid giving off a brown vapour

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What is the appearance of iodine at room temperature

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Grey/black solid (which on gentle heating, vapourises to form a purple gas)

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4
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How does reactivity change going down group 7

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Reactivity decreases

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What colour is aqueous solution and cyclohexane layer of chlorine

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Aqueous solution: Pale yellow

Cyclohexane: Pale yellow

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What colour is aqueous solution and cyclohexane layer of Bromine

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Aqueous solution: Orange

Cyclohexane: Orange

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What colour is aqueous solution and cyclohexane layer of Iodine

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Aqueous solution: Brown

Cyclohexane: Purple

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What colour precipitate does chlorine form when reacting with silver ions

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White precipitate

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9
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What colour precipitate does bromine form when reacting with silver ions

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Cream precipitate

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What colour precipitate does Iodine form when reacting with silver ions

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Yellow precipitate

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Does silver chloride dissolve in dilute or concentrated aqueous ammonia

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Dilute and conc

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12
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Does silver bromide dissolve in dilute or concentrated aqueous ammonia

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Concentrated only

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13
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Does silver iodide dissolve in dilute or concentrated aqueous ammonia

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Niether

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14
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What is the reaction between aqueous chlorine with water

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Cl₂(aq) + H₂O(l) → HCl(aq) + HOCl(aq)

Disproportionation reaction

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15
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What is a disproportionation reaction

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The same element is simultaneously oxidised and reduced

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16
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Why do some people have concerns about the use of chlorine in water treatment

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  • Chlorine itself is highly toxic
  • Chlorine can also react with traces of organic compounds in water, producing organochlorine compounds, some of which are known as carcinogens
17
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Reaction of aqueous chlorine and cold, dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide

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Cl₂(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) → NaCl(aq) + NaClO(aq) +H₂O(l)

18
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Why is the reaction of chlorine and cold, dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide commercially used

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Produces NaClO sodium chlorate(I) which is bleach

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