Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry
8.3Group VII properties
Group VII properties in Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 8.3.1Describe chlorine, bromine and iodine as diatomic non-metals whose general trends down the group are increasing density and decreasing reactivity.
- 8.3.2State the appearance of the halogens at room temperature and pressure: chlorine is a pale yellow-green gas, bromine a red-brown liquid and iodine a grey-black solid.
- 8.3.3Describe and explain the displacement reactions of halogens with solutions of other halide ions.
- 8.3.4Predict the properties of other Group VII elements from information given about them.
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Group VII: the halogens
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Turn Group VII properties into a strength.
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