GROUP 7 Flashcards
What is the appearance of fluorine?
pale yellow gas
What is the appearance of chlorine?
green gas
What is the appearance of bromine?
red-brown liquid
What is the appearance of iodine?
grey solid
Trend in boiling points down the group? Why?
INCREASE
Increasing strenght of the VDW forces as the size and relative mass of the molecules increases
Trend in electronegativity down the group? Why?
DECREASES
Smaller atoms are better at attracting electrons
Larger atoms are weaker at attracting electrons than smaller atoms
Because their outer electrons are further from the nucleus and are more shielded as they have more inner electrons
What halogens react, what happens?
They gain an electron
How do halogens act when they react?
They act as oxidising agents
What happens to reactivity down the group and what does this mean for their oxidising ability?
Less reactive down the group as atoms become larger and outer electrons become further from the nucleus
HALOGENS BECOME LESS OXIDISNG DOWN THE GROUP
Trend in oxidising ability of halogens down the group?
Weaker oxiding ability as you go down the group as the atoms get bigger
What happens during a halogen displacement reaction? Give an example:
A halogen will displace a halide from solution if the halide is below the halogen in the periodic table
e.g. chlorine could displace bromide ions)
How do you carry out a halogen displacement reaction?
Add a few drops of an aqueous halogen to a solution containing halide ions. A colour change will be seen if there is a reaction
Chlorine water (colourless) +KCl
no reaction
Chlorine water (colourless) + KBr
orange solution formed as Br2 forms because chlorine displaced the Br from KBr
Chlorine water (colourless) + KI
brown solution of I2 formed
Bromine water (orange) + KCl
no reaction
Bromine water (orange) + KBr
no reaction
Bromine water (orange) + + KI
brown solution of I2 formed
Iodine solution (brown) + KCl
no reaction
Bromine water (orange) + KBr
no reaction