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Chlorine was isolated before fluorine because fluorine is the most reactive element and can react to the most other elements, making it hard to isolate and separate from other elements.
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Is fluorine similar properties to chlorine?
YES, very similar properties. Both Fluorine and Chlorine are in Group (or Family) 17. Fluorine is in Period 2 and Chlorine is Period 3
An element in a similar period to fluorine would be?
fluorine
Are fluorine chlorine bromine in the same family?
Yes. Halogen Family includes chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine.
What is the balanced equation of chlorine and fluorine?
what is the blanced equation of chlorine?
The elements fluorine and chlorine can form minerals in the what group?
The elements fluorine and chlorine can form minerals with :Alkali MetalsAlkali Earth Metals
What is more reatice fluorine or chlorine?
Fluorine is more reactive than chlorine.
What is the siblings of fluorine?
Fluorine is similar to chlorine.
Why was chlorine discovered before fluorine?
Chlorine is very reactive. Fluorine is very very veryreactive. It's much easier to isolate chlorine than it is to isolate fluorine from their respective salts. Fluorine also has the nasty property of corroding just about anything it comes into contact with, in many cases explosively; fluorine and its compounds are responsible for the destruction of a great deal of laboratory equipment in the 19th century.
When was fluorine isolated?
1886
Which has the largest radius Fluorine or Chlorine?
Chlorine.
Is fluorine similar properties to chlorine?
YES, very similar properties. Both Fluorine and Chlorine are in Group (or Family) 17. Fluorine is in Period 2 and Chlorine is Period 3
Which is more electro negative fluorine or chlorine?
Fluorine.
How is the electron structure similar in fluorine and chlorine?
Electronic configuration: - Chlorine: [Ne]3s23p5 - Fluorine: 1s22s22p5
What to fluorine and chlorine have in common?
they are both used in everyday life. fluorine{tooth paste} and chlorine{bleach}
Why was fluorine discovered?
Fluorine was first isolated by Henri Moissan in 1886.
An element in a similar period to fluorine would be?
fluorine
Are fluorine chlorine bromine in the same family?
Yes. Halogen Family includes chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine.
