Question

What are halides? What are some examples of them?

Answer 1

Halides

• Halides are halogen-containing chemical compounds.
• They involve the presence of a halide anion and a cation.
• $\mathrm{NaCl}$, or table salt, is of the most common halide.

Examples of halides

• Potassium chloride $\left(\mathrm{KCl}\right)$
• Potassium iodide $\left(\mathrm{KI}\right)$
• Silver chloride $\left(\mathrm{AgCl}\right)$