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Why are the O-F bonds in O2F2 longer than that in OF2 whereas the O-O bond in O2F2 is shorter than that in H2O2?

Important Questions on Group 17 - the Halogens

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JEE Advanced
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Describe the preparation and an analytical use of I2O5.
EASY
JEE Advanced
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Give the names of four different types of oxoacids of the halogens and give, the formula of either an acid or a salt derived from the acid for each type.
HARD
JEE Advanced
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Describe the preparation of the following compounds and give one use of each: NaOCl, NaClO2, NaClO3, HIO4.
MEDIUM
JEE Advanced
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Explain why Iodine is almost insoluble in water, but it dissolves readily in an aqueous solution of KI?
EASY
JEE Advanced
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Explain the shape of the I3- ion.
MEDIUM
JEE Advanced
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Give the formulae of 11 interhalogen compounds.
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JEE Advanced
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Draw the shapes of the following molecules and ions, showing the positions of the lone pairs of electrons:

ClF, BrF3, IF5, IF7, I3-, ICl4- and I5-

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JEE Advanced
IMPORTANT
List the differences between the properties of fluorine and the other halogens and give reasons for these differences.