Group 7
8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-PS1-1, NGSS.HS-PS1-2 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Atomic structure and the periodic table (group 7)
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Question 1
Why is chlorine added to drinking water and swimming pools?
- A. to kill microorganisms
- B. to make it fizzy
- C. to add minerals
- D. to make the water blue
Question 2
Bromine water is added to potassium chloride solution. Will a reaction happen?
- A. yes: bromine displaces chlorine
- B. no reaction
Question 3
The halogens: which statement is true?
- A. Iodine is more reactive than chlorine.
- B. Boiling points of halogens decrease down the group.
- C. Halogens form ions with a 1− charge.
- D. Halogens are found as single atoms.
Question 4
Halogens exist as molecules. What is the formula of a chlorine molecule?
- A. Cl
- B. Cl₃
- C. Cl₂
- D. Cl⁻
Question 5
Iodine water is added to potassium chloride solution. Will a reaction happen?
- A. yes: iodine displaces chlorine
- B. no reaction
Question 6
The halogens: which statement is true?
- A. Boiling points of halogens decrease down the group.
- B. Iodine is more reactive than chlorine.
- C. Halogens are found as single atoms.
- D. Halogens react with metals to form salts.
Question 7
Why does reactivity decrease down group 7?
- A. The outer shell is further from the nucleus, so gaining an electron is harder
- B. Halogens are metals
- C. The atoms lose electrons more easily
- D. The atoms have fewer outer electrons
Question 8
Iodine water is added to potassium chloride solution. Will a reaction happen?
- A. yes: iodine displaces chlorine
- B. no reaction
Question 9
The halogens: which statement is true?
- A. Iodine is more reactive than chlorine.
- B. Boiling points of halogens decrease down the group.
- C. Halogens are found as single atoms.
- D. Fluorine is the most reactive halogen.
Question 10
Halogens exist as molecules. What is the formula of a chlorine molecule?
- A. Cl⁻
- B. Cl₃
- C. Cl
- D. Cl₂
Question 11
Bromine water is added to potassium iodide solution. Will a reaction happen?
- A. yes: bromine displaces iodine
- B. no reaction
Question 12
The halogens: which statement is true?
- A. Boiling points of halogens decrease down the group.
- B. Halogens have seven electrons in their outer shell.
- C. Iodine is more reactive than chlorine.
- D. Halogens are found as single atoms.
Question 13
Halogens exist as molecules. What is the formula of a chlorine molecule?
- A. Cl
- B. Cl₂
- C. Cl⁻
- D. Cl₃
Question 14
Iodine water is added to potassium bromide solution. Will a reaction happen?
- A. yes: iodine displaces bromine
- B. no reaction
Question 15
The halogens: which statement is true?
- A. Boiling points of halogens decrease down the group.
- B. Halogens form ions with a 1− charge.
- C. Halogens are found as single atoms.
- D. Iodine is more reactive than chlorine.
Question 16
Why is chlorine added to drinking water and swimming pools?
- A. to add minerals
- B. to make the water blue
- C. to kill microorganisms
- D. to make it fizzy
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