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Groups in the Periodic Table

Physical properties of the halogens

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Overview

The colours and states of chlorine, bromine and iodine, iodine's purple vapour, the trends in melting point, boiling point, colour and density down group 7, and predicting the properties of fluorine and astatine.

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Key term

Describe how chlorine, bromine and iodine look and what state each takes at room temperature.

Key term

State the colour and physical state of chlorine at room temperature.

Key term

State the colour and physical state of bromine at room temperature.

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  1. 1

    State the colour and physical state of chlorine at room temperature.

    Model answer

    Chlorine is a pale green gas at room temperature.

  2. 2

    State the colour and physical state of bromine at room temperature.

    Model answer

    Bromine is a red-brown liquid at room temperature.

  3. 3

    State the colour and physical state of iodine at room temperature.

    Model answer

    Iodine is a dark grey solid at room temperature.

  4. 4

    Which of chlorine, bromine and iodine is a liquid at room temperature?

    Model answer

    Bromine is the only one of the three that is a liquid at room temperature.

  5. 5

    What colour is the vapour seen above iodine when it is gently warmed?

    Model answer

    The vapour is purple.

  6. 6

    A sealed tube holds a red-brown liquid with a brown vapour above it. Which halogen is inside?

    Model answer

    It is bromine, a red-brown liquid that evaporates easily.

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