Question

Where are halogens located in the Periodic table?

Answer 1

Halogens:

• Halogens belong to p-block elements.
• They have placed in Group-$17$.of the periodic table.
• The six nonmetallic elements constitute Group $17$ of the periodic table. The elements are described below:

1. Fluorine $\left(\mathrm{F}\right)$
2. Chlorine $\left(\mathrm{Cl}\right)$
3. Bromine $\left(\mathrm{Br}\right)$
4. Iodine $\left(\mathrm{I}\right)$
5. Astatine $\left(\mathrm{At}\right)$
6. Tennessine $\left(\mathrm{Ts}\right)$

Characteristics of Halogens:

• Halogens have a total of seven valence electrons. They are non-metals.
• The electronegativity of halogen is very high.
• Halogens are used in the chemical, water as well as oil industry.