Explain why chlorine is more reactive than iodine.
Chlorine’s outer electrons / shell closer to the nucleus so the chlorine nucleus has greater attraction for outer electrons / shell and therefore chlorine gains an electron more easily.
JN
Related Chemistry GCSE answers
All answers ▸Why are Alkali metals so reactive?
a) State the electronic configuration of a chlorine atom. b) Describe the bonding and the phase of chlorine at room temperature.
Calculate the concentration of Sodium Chloride, NaCl, if you have 0.0010 moles in 55cm^3
In Stage 2 of a reaction, 40 kg of titanium chloride was added to 20 kg of sodium. The equation for the reaction is: TiCl4 + 4Na -> Ti +4NaCl Relative atomic masses (Ar): Na = 23 Cl = 35.5 Ti = 48 Explain why titanium chloride is the limiting reactant.