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1
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Explain the trend in boiling point of group 7:

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  • There are Van der Waals forces between molecules
  • The molecules get larger as you go down the group as there’s more electrons
  • Therefore there’s stronger Van Der Waals forces between molecules
  • So there’s more energy required to overcome the intermolecular forces
  • Therefore the boiling point increases
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Explain the trend in atomic/ionic radius in group 7:

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  • Number of filled shells increases so the shielding increases
  • Forces of attraction between the nucleus and outer electrons decreases
  • Therefore atomic radius increases
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Explain the trend in electronegativity in group 7:

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  • Shielding increases
  • Nuclear charge increases
  • Atomic radius increases
  • Forces of attraction between nucleus and outer electrons decreases
  • Therefore, electronegativity decreases
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Explain the trend in reactivity in group 7:

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  • Shielding, atomic radius increases
  • Forces of attraction between the nucleus and outer electrons decreases
  • It’s harder to gain an electron
  • Reactivity decreases
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5
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What does oxidising power mean?

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How good it is at accepting electrons.
(An oxidising agent is the one that’s reduced).

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Predict and explain the trend in oxidising power of the halogens:

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(Strongest) F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2 (Weakest)

It’s essentially the same as reactivity.

  • Shielding increases
  • Atomic radius increases
  • Forces of attraction between nucleus and outer electrons decreases
  • Harder to accept electrons so their oxidising power decreases
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Describe the appearance of chlorine gas and chlorine water

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Pale yellow green gas
Very pale green solution, often colourless

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Describe the appearance of bromine water

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Orange-brown liquid
A gas can form brown fumes

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Describe the appearance of Iodine:

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Brown solution/ Black solid

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Describe the appearance of flourine:

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Pale yellow gas

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Describe and explain the trend of reducing powers of halide ions:

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  • Increases
  • More shells, more shielding, atomic radius increases
  • Weaker forces of attraction between nucleus and outer electrons
  • So it’s easier to lose those electrons
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Why does F- not act as a reducing agent?

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  • Fewer shells/ little shielding
  • Small ionic radius
  • Very strong forces of attraction between nucleus and outer electrons
  • Requires a lot of energy to lose those electrons
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Concentrated H2SO4 can be further reduced by which halide ions?

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Bromide ions
Iodide ions

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Why can’t chlorine reduce sulfuric acid?

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It’s not a strong enough reducing agent

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What can bromide ions reduce sulfuric acid into?

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SO2

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16
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What can iodide ions reduce sulfuric acid into?

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SO2
S
H2S

17
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What are the observations when bromide ions reduce sulfuric acid into SO2?

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  • Brown fumes of Br2
  • SO2 is colourless (There’s no observation)
18
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What are the observations when iodide ions reduce sulfuric acid into S?

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  • Black solid Iodine
  • S is a yellow solid
19
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What are the observations when iodide ions reduce sulfuric acid into sulfur?

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S = yellow solid
I2 = black solid

20
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What are the observations when iodide ions reduce sulfuric acid into H2S?

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Bad egg smell (H2S)
Black solid = I2

21
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When answering exam questions on testing for halides, what should you be careful of?

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In exam questions, they often start with solids. So make sure the first step in a method is to add water to make a solution.

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How do we test for halides?

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  • Place a solution of the halide in a test tube, 5cm3
  • Add 1cm3 dilute nitric acid. This removes any other ions that could give a precipitate with silver nitrate.
  • Add silver nitrate solution
  • White, cream or yellow precipitate formed
  • treat any precipitate with dilute ammonia solution
  • if precipitate still exists, add concentrated ammonia
23
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Which halide makes a white precipitate?

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Chloride

24
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Which halide gives a cream precipitate?

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Bromide

25
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Which halide gives a yellow precipitate?

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Iodide

26
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Why do we use nitric acid and not something like HCL?

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HCL would react with the silver and precipitate.

27
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What do you observe when you add:
- dilute NH3
- Concentrated NH3

to Agcl?

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AgCl dissolves in both

28
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What do you observe when you add:
- dilute NH3
- Concentrated NH3

to AgBr?

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Dilute NH3;
- does not dissolve

Conc:
- dissolves

29
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What do you observe when you add:
- dilute NH3
- Concentrated NH3

to AgI?

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Dilute NH3:
Does not dissolve

Conc.
Does not dissolve

(Think of it as the halogens become less reactive as you go down the group).

30
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Why have we not mentioned flouride ions in the test for halides?

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AgF is soluble in water. You cannot test for F- using silver nitrate.

31
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