Group 7 - Halogens Flashcards
At room temp what is fluorine
Pale yellow gas
At room temp what is bromine
Brown/ orange liquid
At room temp what is chlorine
Pale green gas
At room temp what is iodine
Grey solid
Trend in boiling point group 7
Increase down group = more electrons = increase in London forces
Trend in electronegativity ( ability to attract electrons ) / reactivity
Decrease down group = atom gets larger = distance between nucleus and electrons increases = harder to attract electrons
( also more e shielding )
2NaI + Cl2 = 2NaCl + I2
What is happening in this reaction
What can you add to these reaction to make a observation
Displacement reaction
Less reactive halogen is replaced by more reactive halogen
Chlorine is the stronger oxidising agent
Adding hexane/organic solvent= makes it easier to see colour change as halogen present will dissolve readily in organic solvents
- coloured band forms above aqueous layer
Trend in oxidising strength down group 7
- oxidising strength decreases down group 7
- A halogen that is a strong oxidising agent will displace a halogen that has a lower oxidising power
Will chlorine displace potassium iodide
Yes
Brown solution then iodine forms ( grey solid)
Will bromine displace potassium chloride
No - chlorine is the stronger oxidising agent
- yellow solution due to bromine
What does the colour in the solution show
- the free halogen present in solution
Eg: BromINE not BromIDE
What colours are
Chlorine
Bromine
Iodine
In solution without organic solvent
Chlorine = pale green
Bromine = yellow
Iodine = brown/yellow solution
What are oxidising agents in terms of electrons
Electron acceptors
What colours are
Chlorine
Bromine
Iodine
In solution WITH organic solvent
Where are these colours ?
Chlorine= colourless
Bromine = yellow
Iodine = purple
Solvent layer forms on top of solution
What is the name of
HClO
Bleach