Physical properties- Darker
and denser as you go down
Fluorine = pale yellow gas
Chlorine = greenish gas
Bromine = red-brown liquid
Iodine= black solid
Size of atoms
Bigger down the group as
each element has an extra
shell filled.
Electronegativity
Decreases down the group
Because more shells so more
shielding from positive
nucleus so less likely to attract
electron density
Melting & boiling points
Increase down a group
Because the larger the atoms the more
electrons, meaning the van der Waals
forces between molecules are stronger
and require more energy to break
Chemical reactions
The oxidising ability of the
halogens decreases down the
group
Halogens react by gaining electrons to become negative ions.
They are oxidising agents and they themselves are reduced.
e.g Cl(2) + 2e- -------> 2Cl-
Displacement reactions
Halogens react with metal halides in a
solution so that the halide in the compound
is displaced by a more reactive halogen
They get less reactive as you go down the group e.g F(2) will displace all other halide
solutions as it is the highest in group 7 where as I(2) will not displace any of the halide
solutions as it is not very reactive
Halide ions
Are the group 7 ions. They can act as reducing agents as they
can give away electrons
The larger the ion the more easily it loses the electron as it
is being held less tightly from the positively charged
nucleus (further away and more electron shielding)
Redox reactions- Then the Hbr goes under a redox reaction because the sulphur in the suphuric acid is a strong enough oxidising agent to oxidise the bromide.
2H(+) + 2Br(-) + H(2)SO(4) -------> Br(2) + SO(2) + 2H(2)O
Br(2) produces brown fumes which is bricky colour, so match this with SO(2) as this is acid rain and the acid rain will erode the bricks!
Sodium Iodide
NaI + H(2)SO(4) -----> NaHSO(4) + HI
- White stemy fumes of Hydrogen
Iodide (HX)
I(2) produces a puple gas
which is like lavender
coloured- so match this
with H(2)S as that's a
smelly egg smell so we
need to cover up that
stench with the lavender.