Study the information in the table below and answer the questions that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of the elements.

      

Study the information in the table below and answer the questions that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of the elements.
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(a) What is the general name given to the group in which the elements X, Y and Z belong?

(b) Select two elements which are coloured gases

(c) Explain why Z has the highest boiling point

(d) Write an equation for the reaction of element Z with iron metal

(e) Element Y was dissolved in water and a piece of blue litmus paper was put into the resulting solution. State and explain the observation that was made on the litmus paper

  

Answers


Maurice
a) Halogens

(b) X & Y

(c) Z is the largest atom with the highest number of energy levels occupied by electrons.
The longer an atom is the higher the forces of attraction that hold the molecules of the
element together

(d) 3Z(g) + 2Fe(s)------>FeZ3(s)


(e) The blue litmus paper turned red that bleached. This is because it dissolves in water to form\an acid and bleaching solution of HO-1
maurice.mutuku answered the question on October 15, 2019 at 07:07


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