Anomalous behavior of Fluorine
Fluorine is anomalous in many properties like, ionisation enthalpy, electronegativity, enthalpy of bond dissociation that are higher than expected from the regular trends among...
Chlorine – Preparation, Properties and Uses
Preparation of Chlorine:
Chlorine can be prepared by any of the following processes:
Properties of Chlorine:
It is a greenish yellow gas with...
Group 17 Elements- General Properties
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine are members of Group 17. These are collectively known as the halogens (Greek halo means salt and genes...
Oxoacids of halogens
Fluorine due to its small size and high electronegativity forms only one oxoacid HOF (Hypofluorous acid).
Other halogen forms several oxoacids as given in the...
Hydrogen Chloride (HCl)
Preparation of Hydrogen Chloride:
It is prepared by heating sodium chloride with concentrated sulphuric acid.
Properties of Hydrogen Chloride:
HCl is a colourless...