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Halogens are highly reactive chemical elements.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoBecause a strong electrostatic attraction exist between halogens and metals.
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Why are halogens known as salts?
Halogens are not salts but they are chemical elements; halogens can form salts reacting with metals.
Which two families of elements often combine to form ''salts''?
The family that combines with metals to form salts is the halogen family. There are other nonmetals that can be mixed with metals to form salts, but halogens are the most common.
What are highly reactive and readily form salts with metals?
Halogens are highly reactive and readily form salts with metals.
Halogens combine with most metals to form salts?
Halogens combine with sodium to form salt that we eat.....
Why group VIIA elements are called haolgens?
halogens mean salt-former halogens form inorganic salts easily
Halogens form what when mixed with alkali metals?
The products of the reactions are ionic salts.
Which group of elements on the periodic table form salts by combining with metals?
Halogens form salts by combining with metals. Halogens are in the 17th group of the periodic table. Sodium chloride,Potassium iodide are some examples.
Elements that are active strongly nonmetallic and react readily with metals to form salts are called what?
Elements that form salts by combining with metals are called halogens. All synthetic elements are radioactive. Elements that lie along the stair step line of the periodic table are metalloids.
What are compounds containing halogens called?
salts
Where and how do halogens occur naturally?
Halogens occurs naturally as salts; an exception is HCl from volcanoes.
What do halogens look like?
Halogens are highly reactive, and don't lose their electrons easily. Halogens are all in group 17 of the periodic table, meaning they all have 17 valence electrons.
What do sodium and sodium chloride have in common?
Both are salts, contain sodium and contain halogens (iodine and chlorine are halogens).
