What name is given to the elements on group 7 of the periodic table and what happens to their boiling point as you go down the column?

Halogens. Boiling point increase as you go down the group. (This is because the size of the molecules increase as you go down the group, which increases the strengths of van der Waals forces)

LW

Related Chemistry GCSE answers

All answers ▸

What are strong and weak acids? How do they differ from diluted and concentrated acids?


Explain the difference in reactivity of the halogens as group 7 is descended.


How do perturbations to a system affect the equilibrium position of a reaction?


What is produced when Sodium Carbonate reacts with Hydrochloric Acid