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Offline Einstinium

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halogens?
« on: June 10, 2016, 02:46:33 PM »
Periodic Table: Why are group 7A elements called halogens?
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Re: halogens?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2016, 03:36:28 PM »
I'm sure with a minimum of effort you can figure this out with a simple web search.
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Re: halogens?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2016, 04:46:47 AM »
Halogen literally means "sea salt producer". All the halogens (except Astetine-which is radioactive and so has a very short life span) react with metals like Sodium forming NaF, NaCl, NaBr and NaI, which are a part of sea water ("sea salt"). So the name
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Re: halogens?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2016, 04:58:31 AM »
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