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Properties and Reactions of Halogens

Group 7 elements, known as halogens, are non-metals that are highly reactive and toxic, with low melting and boiling points that increase down the group. A displacement reaction occurs when a more reactive halogen replaces a less reactive one in a compound, resulting in the formation of halides. The document also includes true/false statements and examples of displacement reactions involving halogens.

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Properties and Reactions of Halogens

Group 7 elements, known as halogens, are non-metals that are highly reactive and toxic, with low melting and boiling points that increase down the group. A displacement reaction occurs when a more reactive halogen replaces a less reactive one in a compound, resulting in the formation of halides. The document also includes true/false statements and examples of displacement reactions involving halogens.

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Group 7 elements

Elements in group 7 of the periodic table are known as the halogens.


I. Halogens’s characteristic (Đặc trưng của halogen):
1. Halogens are non-metals => do not conduct electricity or heat well.
2. low melting and boiling points.
3. very reactive and toxic.
4. As you go down group 7:
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the reactivity decreases: Fluorine > Chlorine > Bromine > Iodine > Astatine
- the melting and the boilling point increases: Fluorine < Chlorine < Bromine < Iodine <
Astatine

II. A displacement reaction


- an element that is more reactive replaces another less reactive element in a
compound.
- In a compound, the -ne term of halogen is changed to -de term. These compounds
are known as halides
Example:
1. sodium bromide + chlorine → sodium chloride + bromine ( because chlorine more
reactive than bromine)
The chlorine change to chloride (-ne change to -de)
2. sodium bromide + iodine → sodium bromide + iodine (no reaction because iodine is
weaker than bromide)

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Q1. The following statements are either true or false. State which are true and which are false.
a) Chlorine is an example of a halogen. True
b) Bromine is less reactive than iodine. False
c) Fluorine has a higher melting point than astatine. False because the Flourine has lowest
melting point.
d) Group 7 elements are all good electrical conductors. False
e) Group 7 elements are toxic and highly reactive. True
f) Group 7 elements have high melting and boiling points. False
Q2. Describe what a displacement reaction is.

An element is more reactive replaces less reactive element (in a compound).

Q3. The reaction below is a displacement reaction.


potassium bromide + chlorine → potassium chloride + bromine
a) Describe why a displacement reaction occurs.
Chlorine is more reactive.
b) Balance the chemical equation of this process by filling in the gaps:

2 KBr + Cl2 → 2 KCl + Br2

c) State one way that we might know that a chemical reaction has taken place.
Change color and temperature.

Q4. Complete the word equation for the displacement reaction between potassium iodide and
bromine.

Potassium iodide + bromine → potassium bromide + iodine

Q5. Complete the word equation for the displacement reaction between sodium chloride and
fluorine.

Sodium chloride + flourine → sodium flouride + chlorine.

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