AS - group 7 Flashcards
What colour is fluorine?
pale yellow gas
what colour is chlorine?
yellow green gas
what colour is bromine?
dark red liquid
what colour is iodine?
shiny grey-black solid
What happens to the melting points of group 7 and why?
They increase as molecules get larger they have more electrons, so have stronger van der Waals so more energy is required to overcome
What happens to the electronegativity and why?
decrease as outer electrons are further from the nucleus and there is more shielding so less attraction
What ions would fluorine displace?
Cl-, Br-, I-
What ions would chlorine displace?
Br-, I-
What ions would bromine displace?
I-
What ions would iodine displace?
none
What colour would the solution turn if chlorine, bromine or iodine were present?
chlorine - yellow
bromine - orange
iodine - brown
E.g. ionic equation between chlorine and sodium bromide.
Cl2(aq) + 2Br-(aq) –> 2Cl- (aq) + Br2(aq)
what are example half equations for the displacement between chlorine and sodium bromide?
oxidation -
2Br- > Br2 + 2e-
reduction -
Cl2 + 2e- > 2Cl-
What is the strongest oxidising agent and why?
F2
-most likely to gain an e-
-smallest atomic radius
-less shielding
-more attraction between e- and nucleus
what is the strongest reducing agent and why?
iodide
-lose e- most easily
-largest atomic radius
-more shielding
-less attraction between e- and nucleus