Explain each of the following observations: (a) At room temperature I 2 is a solid, Br 2

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Explain each of the following observations:

(a) At room temperature I2 is a solid, Br2 is a liquid, and Cl2 and F2 are both gases

(b) F2 cannot be prepared by electrolytic oxidation of aqueous F solutions.

(c) The boiling point of HF is much higher than those of the other hydrogen halides.

(d) The halogens decrease in oxidizing power in the order F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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