How do you determine if a compound is a halide?

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Delilah Anderson · Accepted Answer

The determination depends on whether the compound is a halide salt or an organic halogen compound.

salts halide Add diluted nitric acid to a salt aqueous solution to make it acidic. Aqueous silver nitrate is then added. The silver halide precipitate is obtained instantly. #"Ag"^_("aq") + "X"^"-"("aq") → "AgX(s)"; "X = Cl, Br, I"# Natural Halides The covalently bound halogen atoms must be changed into their ions if the compound is an organic halide. Utilizing the sodium fusion test is one method. Strong heating is applied to the sample using pure sodium metal. #"Na"color(white)(l) + "C,H,X" → "Na"^+ + "X"^"-"# Water is used to submerge the "fused" sample. After adding nitric acid to the solution, you test it with aqueous silver nitrate just like you did previously.

Christian Anderson · Answer

A halide is a salt with a an element from the Halide or group 7A

Any compound having one of these elements as its negative ion is a halide; these elements are listed in Group 7A as fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

Ellie Adams · Answer

undefined A compound is classified as a halide if it contains a halogen element, such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Halides are typically identified by the presence of the halogen ion (-ide) in the compound's chemical formula. For example, sodium chloride (NaCl) is a halide compound because it contains the chloride ion (Cl-). Additionally, halides often exhibit characteristic properties, such as high electronegativity, reactivity, and solubility in polar solvents.