Reactions of Group 17 Elements
Reactions of Group 17 Elements: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Electronegativity of Halogens, Chemical Properties of Group 17 Elements, Reaction of Chlorine with HBr & Properties of Hydrogen Halides etc.
Important Questions on Reactions of Group 17 Elements
Which of the following statements is/are true?
(i) Halogens are strong oxidising agents.
(ii) is clearly basic while is only feebly basic.

Which of the following halogens exhibit only one oxidation state in its compounds?

When reacts with finely powdered iron, the chloride formed is:

Give the chemical reaction of chlorine with .

Fluorine can exist in the oxidation state:

Which one is the strongest reducing agent?

Which of the following Halogen doesn't form any oxide?

The stronger oxidizing agent is ____.

On addition of conc. to a chloride salt, colourless fumes are evolved but in case of iodide salt, violet fumes come out. This is because

Which of the following statements is not true for halogens?

Iodine is the most electronegative element of group- of periodic table.

Iodine can exist in the oxidation states

The strongest oxidising agent is:

Out of all the halogen hydro acids, the weakest is:

What is the product formed when dissolves appreciably in aqueous solution of .

The reaction which is not feasible?

For the elements and , the correct decreasing order of their chemical reactivity in terms of oxidizing property is

Among the given combinations how many are correctly matched.
(A) Order of oxidizing strength:
(B) Order of melting point:
(C) Order of bond dissociation enthalpy:
(D) Order of first ionization energy:

Which of the following statement about reactions given below are correct
When Na2S2O3 react with respectively.

Consider the reaction,
where is halogen. The reactivity of halogens decrease in the order of
