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It means all of the elements inside of group 17 on the periodic table of elements.
These elements readily bond with other atoms of the same element and various other elements, creating numerous salt compounds, hence the term halogens literally from the greek "salt come to be"
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 6y agoany of the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine, occupying group VIIA (17) of the Periodic Table. They are reactive nonmetallic elements that form strongly acidic compounds with hydrogen, from which simple salts can be made, or denoting lamps and radiant heat sources using a filament surrounded by the vapor of iodine or another halogen.
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∙ 14y agoHalogen means "salt former". It's the name for the elements in the same group as fluorine in the periodic table.
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∙ 7y agoThe symbols of halogens as atoms are F, Cl, Br, I.
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What if fluorine's atomic number?
Fluorine is a halogen gas. 9 is the atomic number.
What is the position of Bromine in the periodic table?
Bromine is on 35th position in the periodic table.It has 35 atomic number.It is a halogen.
Is Fluorine is the most reactive element in the halogen family.?
Yes,Fluorine is the most reactive non metal.It has atomic number of 9.It is the lightest Halogen.
Fluorine is the most reactive element in the halogen family.?
Yes,Fluorine is the most reactive non metal.It has atomic number of 9.It is the lightest Halogen.
What element is a halogen gas with a mass less than 25?
Fluorine, at 19 atomic mass units, is the only halogen gas that fits that requirement.
What if fluorine's atomic number?
Fluorine is a halogen gas. 9 is the atomic number.
In the future a new halogen may be synthesized. Predict its atomic number and properties?
This hypothetical halogen will have the atomic number 133, will be solid, dense and extremely unstable.
What is the first halogen?
On the periodic table, the first halogen (the one with the lowest atomic number) is fluorine (F).
Halide family atomic number 53?
Iodine element is a halogen. Iodine has the atomic number 53.
What is a nonmetal in the halogen family with an atomic mass of 35?
Bromine is the element with atomic number 35.
What is the atomic number for lodine?
It is number 53, and is in the Halogen column.
What is an element that is a Halogen Gas and with a mass less than 15?
No halogen gas has a mass of under 15 atomic mass units. The closest is fluorine, at 19.0 atomic mass units.
What is the position of Bromine in the periodic table?
Bromine is on 35th position in the periodic table.It has 35 atomic number.It is a halogen.
Is magnesium an Atomic mass halogen?
No, it's an alkaline earth metal.
The halogen that is sometimes used as an antiseptic on wounds?
Iodine, atomic symbol - I.
Atomic number of 9?
Fluorine is a halogen element. It is a non metal. Atomic number of it is 9.
What number on the periodic table is iodine?
Iodine is a halogen that has an atomic number of 53.
