The Halogen Family
The Halogen Family
The Halogen Family
The
Halogens
Name: Fluorine
Symbol: F
Atomic Number: 9
Atomic Mass: 18.998404 amu
Melting Point: -219.62 °C
Boiling Point:-188.14 °C
Number of Protons/Electrons: 9
Number of Neutrons: 10
Colour: Greenish
Chlorine 2,8,7
Name: Chlorine
Symbol: Cl
Atomic Number: 17
Atomic Mass: 35.4527 amu
Melting Point: -100.98 °C
Boiling Point: -34.6 °C
Number of Protons/Electrons: 17
Number of Neutrons: 18
Colour: green
Bromine 2,8,18,7
Name: Bromine
Symbol: Br
Atomic Number: 35
Atomic Mass: 79.904 amu
Melting Point: -7.2 °C
Boiling Point: 58.78 °C
Number of Protons/Electrons: 35
Number of Neutrons: 45
Colour: Red
Iodine 2,8,18,18,7
Name: Iodine
Symbol: I
Atomic Number: 53
Atomic Mass: 126.90447 amu
Melting Point: 113.5 °C
Boiling Point: 184.0 °C
Number of Protons/Electrons: 53
Number of Neutrons: 74
Colour: blackish
Astatine
2,8,18,32,18,7
Name: Astatine
Symbol: At
Atomic Number: 85
Atomic Mass: (210.0) amu
Melting Point: 302.0 °C
Boiling Point: 337.0 °C
Number of Protons/Electrons: 85
Number of Neutrons: 125
Colour: Unknown
Uses of Fluorine
Chlorine is used
mostly to kill
bacteria or as a
bleach. Chlorine
bleaches a piece of
universal indicator
paper white.
Uses of Bromine
KCl(aq) KBr(aq )
Cl Chlorine
Cl2
Br Bromine
Br2
I
Iodine
I2
Properties of the Halogens
Colour State
INCREASING DENSITY
Yellow Gas
MOLECULAR SIZE
DECREASING
REACTIVITY
Cl Green
INCREASING
Gas
Br
Orange Liquid
I
Grey/black
At Solid
Black Solid
Uses of the Halogens
H2 + Cl2 2HCl
This also happens with Bromine and Iodine and the acids formed are
much stronger!
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