Question

What are interhalogen compounds ? How is CIF, prepared ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Chlorine trifluoride ,cIF 3 Is prepared by direct combination of cl2 and excess F2 or CIF and excess F2 at 250 c in a nickel tube. Bromine trifluoride Is prepared by mixing vapour with excess F2 in presence of nitrogen. BrF3 is good ionizing solvent.

Answer 2

A molecule with two or more independent halogen atoms (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, or astatine) and no atoms from any other group of elements is called an interhalogen compound. Let us learn more about interhalogen compounds-

• When halogen-group elements react with each other, interhalogen compounds are created. The majority of interhalogen compounds are binary by nature.
• The typical formula for interhalogen compounds is MNx, where x=1,3,5, and 7, and M is a halogen that is somewhat less electronegative than the other halogen, N.
• The VSEPR (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion) hypothesis is used to suggest the different architectures of interhalogen compounds. The form determined for XY3 is T-shaped. For XY5, the form is a square pyramid with unpaired electrons. XY7, on the other hand, is a pentagonal bipyramid.

Chlorine trifluoride, CIF3, is created by combining Cl2 with excess F2 or CIF with excess F2 in a nickel tube at 250°C.