Why group 7 is called halogens?

Answer 1

halogen means salt forming and they form salts with the grout 1 elements

Answer 2

Group 7 elements are called halogens because they form salts when they react with metals, such as sodium. The name "halogen" comes from the Greek words for "salt-forming." The group includes elements like fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

Answer 3

They are salt or contain salt. Halogen means "salt former".

Answer 4

Halogen means "salt maker" in Greek. It refers to the fact that many halogen compounds are salts including sodium chloride, a.k.a. table salt.

Answer 5

The name halogen means, makes salt. And the halogens, when combined with metals, do make the kind of compound that is called a salt (table salt, NaCl, is one example).

Answer 6

Because these non metals can form salts similar to table (sea) salt. Halogen means in the Greek language to which produces salt.

Answer 7

Halogen means 'salt-forming' - they form salts with the elements in group 1.

Answer 8

The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the Periodic Table. The term "halogen" means "salt-former" and compounds containing halogens are called "salts".