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HALOGEN ELEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Any of the elements of the halogen family, consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine.

OBS

Halogens usually carry a change of -1 (two examples are chlorine and bromine).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Nom de cinq corps simples : fluor, chlore, brome, iode, astate, ce dernier étant radioactif et artificiel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
DEF

Cada uno de los elementos del grupo séptimo de la clasificación periódica: flúor, cloro, bromo, yodo y el elemento radiactivo ástato.

CONT

Cada átomo de halógeno contiene siete electrones en su nivel electrónico de valencia y no requiere sino [de] uno más para alcanzar la configuración estable de un gas noble.

OBS

[...] se unen con el hidrógeno para formar hidrácidos y directamente con los metales para formar sales haloideas.

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