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Group 7 (halogens) – chlorine, bromine and iodine

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Question 27

Chlorine, bromine, and iodine are elements in Group 7 of the Periodic Table.

a.

Identify which of chlorine, bromine, and iodine has:

  • the lightest colour
  • the highest boiling point
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b.

Give the name of a Group 7 element, other than chlorine, that is a gas at room temperature and pressure.

[1]
c.

When hydrogen and chlorine react together, hydrogen chloride gas forms. Write a chemical equation for this reaction.

[1]
d.

Some hydrogen chloride gas is bubbled into separate samples of water and methylbenzene. A piece of blue litmus paper is dipped into each solution. State, with a reason, the final colour of the litmus paper in the solution in water.

[2]
e.

State, with a reason, the final colour of the litmus paper in the solution in methylbenzene.

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