Group 7 Flashcards
What are the characteristics of fluorine?
Colour- pale yellow
Physical state- gas
highly reactive
What are the characteristics of chlorine?
Colour- green
Physical state - gas
poisonous in high concentrations
What are the characteristics of bromine?
Colour- red-brown
Physical state- liquid
produces dense brown/orange poisonous fumes
What are the characteristics of iodine?
Colour- grey
Physical state-solid
produces purple gas
What is the trend of boiling points down the group?
The boiling points increase
Why do the boiling points increase down the group?
Down the group, the molecules are larger
There are more electrons
Therefore, there are stronger van der Waals forces
More energy is required to break the forces
What is the trend of electronegativity up the group?
The electronegativity increases
Why does the electronegativity increase up the group?
The atomic radius decreases
there is less shielding
there is a stronger force of attraction on the electrons
What is electronegativity?
The relative tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons in a covalent bond to itself
Why is fluorine the most electronegative element?
It is the smallest atom with the most need to fill its shell
it has the least number of electrons and shells
What happens when a halogen reacts with a halide in a solution?
A halogen will displace a halide from the solution if the halide is below the halogen in the periodic table
What is the trend of oxidising strength down the group?
The oxidising strength decreases down the group
What happens when potassium chloride reacts with chlorine?
No reaction
Remains green
What happens when potassium chloride reacts with bromine?
No reaction
Remains orange
What happens when potassium chloride reacts with iodine?
No reaction
Remains brown
What happens when potassium bromide reacts with chlorine?
Orange solution formed
Chlorine has been displaced by bromine
What happens when potassium bromide reacts with bromine?
No reaction
Remains orange
What happens when potassium bromide reacts with iodine?
No reaction
Remains brown
What happens when potassium iodide reacts with chlorine?
Brown solution formed
Chlorine displaced by iodine