Chemistry JC1 WS39 GROUP 17 ELEMENTS
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1 Sodium bromide reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid.
Which observation will be made?
A A halogen gas that dissolves in cyclohexane layer to give orange colour is
produced.
B A purple solid is formed.
C A strong smell of H2S is detected.
D Yellow sulfur is formed.
2 The properties of chlorine, bromine and their compounds are compared.
Which property is smaller for chlorine than for bromine?
A bond strength of the hydrogen-halide bond
B first ionisation energy
C solubility of the silver halide in NH3(aq)
D strength of the van der Waals’ forces between molecules of the element
3 Which reaction produces a species containing halogen with a positive oxidation
number?
A F2(g) + H2(g)
B NaI(s) + con H2SO4 (l)
C NaBr (aq) + AgNO3 (aq)
D Cl2(aq) + cold NaOH (aq)
4 The addition of aqueous silver nitrate to aqueous barium chloride produces a white
precipitate which dissolves in excess dilute aqueous ammonia to form a colourless
solution.
The addition of excess dilute nitric acid to the colourless solution produces a white
precipitate, Z. What is Z?
A AgCl
B BaCl2
C Ba(NO3)2
D NH4NO3
5 Why do the halogens become less volatile as Group VII is descended?
A The halogen-halogen bond energy decreases.
B The number of electrons in each molecule increases.
C The halogen-halogen bond length increases.
D The van der Waals’ forces between molecules become weaker.
6 (a) State the trend in the boiling points of the halogens from fluorine to iodine and
explain this trend.
Trend .................................................................................................................
Explanation.........................................................................................................
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(b) Each of the following reactions may be used to identify bromide ions. For each
reaction, state what you would observe and, where indicated, write an
appropriate equation.
(i) The reaction of aqueous bromide ions with chlorine gas
Observation ...................................................................................................
Equation ........................................................................................................
(ii)The reaction of aqueous bromide ions with aqueous silver nitrate followed
by the addition of concentrated aqueous ammonia
Observation with aqueous silver nitrate
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Equation .........................................................................................................
Observation with concentrated aqueous ammonia
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(iii)The reaction of solid potassium bromide with concentrated sulfuric acid
Observation 1 .................................................................................................
Observation 2 .................................................................................................
(c) Write the equations for the redox reaction that occurs when potassium
bromide reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid.
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