Why the 17th group in the modern periodic table called halogen group
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halo means salt gen means form..that is halogen means salt former...and they form salt like nacl etc...
therefore..they are halogen
therefore..they are halogen
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group 17 elements in modern periodic table is known as halogen family.halogen is greek word which means 'salt producing'.they are called as halogen as they contains fluorine,chlorine,bromine,iodine and astanine,they are non metals.they reacts with metal to form compounds called salts.
FOR EXAMPLE:2Na+Cl₂→NaCl(s)
FOR EXAMPLE:2Na+Cl₂→NaCl(s)
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