PRE-U TEXT STPM INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

ISBN: 978 983 3879 83 0

PRE-U TEXT
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Chapter 6 Group 17: Cl, Br and I

Practice 6.1 General properties of the halogens
Reinforce your understanding and knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of
the elements of Group 17, by elaborating the key words given below:
STPM
Reference

: 1999, P1/Q27, 2000,P1/Q52 P2/Q6(b)(i), (ii); 2001, P1/Q25; 2002, P1/Q25, P2/Q3(a)
2003, P1/Q26, 2004, P2/Q8(a)
: Pages 319 to 328

Guide

The Group 17 elements

The electronic configuration of the valence shells of the elements in Group 17

Reactivity

Physical properties of the Group 2 elements

The variation of atomic radius when going down Group 17
o Nuclear charge
o Screening effect
o Effective nuclear charge
The variation of electronegativity when going down Group 17
o Atomic size
o Nuclear charge
The variation of electron affinity when going down Group 17
The variation of melting point, boiling point and enthalpy of vapourisation
when going down Group 17
The bond energy
The variation of melting point when going down Group 17
o Strength of forces holding particles in the solid state
o The arrangement of particles in the solid state
o Lattice structure

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PRE-U TEXT STPM INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

ISBN: 978 983 3879 83 0

Chemical properties of the halogens

Halogen as oxidising agents
Reaction of the halogens with hydrogen

Hydrogen halides
Boiling point and melting point
Thermal stability
The hydrohalic acids
Reactions of halogen with alkali

Reactions of aqueous halide ions with silver nitrate solution

Reactions of solid halide ions with concentrated sulphuric(VI) acid

Oxo-acids of chlorine

Production of chlorine
The mercury cathode cell
The diaphragm cell

Uses of halogens and their compounds

Chlorine
Bromine
Iodine

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