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CAIE A-Level Chemistry 11.2.1 Halogens as Oxidising Agents

Practise ranking chlorine, bromine and iodine as oxidising agents and predicting halide displacement reactions.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
AS

Exam points

  • state that oxidising strength decreases from chlorine to bromine to iodine down Group 17
  • predict that a stronger halogen oxidant removes electrons from a weaker halide reducing agent
  • write the ionic displacement equation and identify which halogen is reduced to halide ions

11.2.1—Reactivity of the elements as oxidising agents question 1

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Chlorine is one of the elements in Group 17 of the Periodic Table.

Describe the relative reactivity of the elements chlorine to iodine as oxidising agents.

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