Answer the following questions regarding group 17 i.e., halogens of the periodic table. (i) What are … (v) Why do they not occur free…
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(i) Halogens are the members of VII A group which have seven electrons in the outermost shell.
(ii) They are placed in group VII and sub-group A.
(iii) Their valency is —1.
(iv) They are called halogens because chlorine which is a halogen, in the form of sodium chloride is the most abundant salt in nature. Halogen means salt producer.
(v) They do not occur free in nature because they all are very reactive as they need just one electron to complete their outermost shell and every member of the halogen group tries to attain stable electronic configuration.