Group 7 & Redox Flashcards
Fluorine f2
Yellow gas
Chlorine Cl2
Green gas
Bromine Br2
Orange liquid
- often used in solution in water
- easily forms orange vapour
Iodine i2
Grey crystalline solid
- often used in a (sort of) solution in water
- easily forms purple vapour
Atomic radius down group
- increases
- more shells of electrons so bigger atom
Electronegativity down group
- decreases
- more shells/ shielding
- so weaker attraction between nucleus + pair of electrons in covalent bond
Electronegativity definition
Power of an atom to attract the 2 electrons in the covalent bond
Melting and boiling points down group
- increases
- due to stronger van der Waals forces between molecules
- due to molecules having more electrons
Ionisation energy down group 7
- decreases
- more shells/ shielding
- atoms get bigger
- so weaker attraction between nucleus + outer electron
What is broken when states are changed?
Van der Waals forces not covalent bonds
Halides
Fluoride
Chloride
Bromide
Iodide
Halides charge?
- 1
Halogens and halides reaction table
F- Cl- Br- I- F2 X. Y. Y. Y Cl2. X. X. Y. Y Br2. X. X. X. Y I2 X. X. X. X
What happens in halogen and halide reaction?
The halogen steals electron from the halide
What happens when Bromide and Chlorine react?
Yellow solution
What happens when iodide and chlorine react?
Brown solution
What happens when iodide and bromine react?
Brown solution
Halide and halogen overall reaction equation?
Halogen + 2 halide -> 2 new halide + new halogen
E.g Cl2 + 2I- -> 2 Cl- + I2
Use 2 to balance
Oxidising power of halogens explainaiton
- halogen atom gains an electron when it oxidises the halide ion
- the small the halogen atom, the earlier it is to gain an electron as it is smaller and has less shielding
Oxidising power strongest - weakest
Chlorine
Bromide
Iodine
Oxidation states definition
A number representing how many electrons have either been lost or gained
Oxidation number/ state of a single element
0
Oxidation state of oxygen
-2
Writing half equations steps
1) calculate oxidation states
2) balance equation
3) sort out electrons
4) for every O gained/lost, add/remove H2O
5) for every H gained/lost, ass remove one H+
6) check if total electric charge on left equals that in right
Combining half equations
Put two equations together then balance
Should be no electrons in final equation