Group 7(17), the halogens

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Question 17
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a.

Solid sodium chloride reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid to produce hydrogen chloride gas.

  1. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction.
  2. State the role of the sulfuric acid in this reaction.
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b.

A yellow solid and purple fumes are formed when solid potassium iodide reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid.

  1. Write a balanced equation for the reaction of iodide ions with sulfuric acid that produces the yellow solid.
  2. State the role of the sulfuric acid in this reaction.
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c.

Chlorine reacts with cold, dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide as shown in the equation: Cl2+2NaOH→NaClO+NaCl+H2O\text{Cl}_2 + 2\text{NaOH} \rightarrow \text{NaClO} + \text{NaCl} + \text{H}_2\text{O}Cl2​+2NaOH→NaClO+NaCl+H2​O

  1. Determine the oxidation state of chlorine in NaClO\text{NaClO}NaClO and in NaCl\text{NaCl}NaCl.
  2. State, in terms of redox, what happens to chlorine in this reaction.
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d.

Solution X contains two different negative ions. To a sample of solution X in a test tube, a student adds:

  • silver nitrate solution
  • then an excess of dilute nitric acid
  • finally an excess of dilute ammonia solution.

The observations after each addition are recorded in the table below:

Reagent added to solution XObservation
silver nitrate solutionWhite precipitate containing compound D and compound E
excess dilute nitric acidWhite precipitate D and bubbles of gas F
excess dilute ammonia solutionColourless solution containing complex ion G
  1. Give the formulas of D, E, and F.
  2. Give an ionic equation to show the formation of E.
  3. Give an equation to show the conversion of D into G.
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Group 7(17), the halogens Questions

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