EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Draw a dot-and-cross diagram to show the covalent bonding in a chlorine molecule, . Only include outer shell electrons.

Important Questions on Group 17
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Discuss with a partner what we mean by 'bond energy'.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
State the unit that bond energies are expressed in.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Discuss with another learner or group of learners, do you believe that the uses of halogens and their compounds have had a positive or negative effect on the world, overall?

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Describe the trend in volatility you see going down Group 17.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Using the data given in the table, deduce the state of each halogen at .
Group element |
Atomic radius |
Melting point |
Boiling point |
Colour |
Fluorine () | pale yellow | |||
Chlorine () | green / yellow | |||
Bromine () | orange / brown | |||
Iodine () | grey / black solid, purple vapour |

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
What is the trend in the atomic radii of the halogens? Explain this trend.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Astatine () lies below iodine at the bottom of Group . Discuss with a partner, and then predict astatine's state at .

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Astatine () lies below iodine at the bottom of Group . Discuss with a partner, and then predict astatine's colour.
