Group 7 – The Halogens

Group 7: The halogens

How does reactivity change as you descend Group 7?

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Explain why.

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What type of bonds do the halogens form?

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Draw a dot and cross diagram to show the bonding in sodium fluoride.

NaF =

Draw a dot and cross diagram to show the bonding in calcium chloride.

CaCl2 =

Draw a dot and cross diagram to show the bonding in i) fluorine and ii) hydrogen chloride.

F2 = HCl =
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 Displacement of halides with halogens

What is the difference between a halogen and a halide?

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A more reactive halogen can displace a less reactive halogen from a solution of one of its salts.

Write a word and balanced symbol equation for the reaction of bromine with sodium iodide.

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Explain why this is a REDOX reaction.

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Write a word and balanced symbol equation for the reaction of chlorine with sodium bromide.

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Explain why this is a REDOX reaction.

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Write a word and balanced symbol equation for the reaction of iodine with sodium chloride.

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Which of the following reactions will not occur as written?

A. Cl2(aq) + 2NaBr(aq) → 2NaCl(aq) + Br2(aq)

B. I2(aq) + 2KBr(aq) → 2KI(aq) + Br2(aq)

C. Br2(aq) + 2LiI(aq) → 2LiBr(aq) + I2(aq)

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 Reaction of halogens with hydrogen

Write a word and symbol equation for the reaction of hydrogen and chlorine?

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Write a word and symbol equation for the reaction of hydrogen and bromine?

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Which reaction requires a high temperature and a catalyst to proceed? Explain why

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Summary questions

1. Fill in the blanks using words from the word bank

Group 7 elements are also called the …………………… Fluorine, at the ……………………… of the group, is
the …………………. reactive, while iodine is much ………………………. reactive. They react with other
non-metals to form compounds which have …………………….. bonds. With metals they react to form
………………………… compounds.

Word bank: covalent, halogens, ionic, less, most, top.

2. Write a word and balanced symbol equation, including state symbols, for the reaction of:
i) Potassium metal and iodine vapour

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ii) Chlorine water and sodium iodide solution

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iii) Why isn’t fluorine used to displace halides from their aqueous salts?

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