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chemical elements by classification

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Halogens are what?   Toxic and non-metallic  
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9 F   Fluorine  
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Fluorine is named after what?   The latin word fluo, which means flow  
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Who discovered Fluorine?   Joseph Moissan in 1886  
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What is Fluorine's boiling point?   -306.625 F  
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What color is Fluorine?   pale yellow (highly toxic gas)  
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Fluorine is the most ______ element, so it is extremely reactive   electronegative  
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Fluorine was a proposed element in what year?   1810, but could not be separated from compounds until 1886  
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17 Cl   Chlorine  
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Chlorine is named from the greek chloros, meaning what?   pale green  
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Chlorine is what color in its gas state?   yellow-green  
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What is chlorine's boiling point?   -29.27 F  
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Chlorine has the highest electron affinity and has the _____(number) highest electronegativity   3rd highest  
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Who discovered Chlorine?   Sir Humphry Davy in 1810 (confirmed status)  
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Who wrote the original description of Chlorine?   Carl Schede in 1774  
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35 Br   Bromine  
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Bromine's name was derived from Greek for what?   stench  
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Bromine has an intense what?   smell  
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What is bromine's boiling point?   137.8 F  
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What is bromine used for?   Fire retardants and photographic film  
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Elemental bromine is very reactive and does or does not occur free in nature?   Does not occur free in nature  
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53 I   Iodine  
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Iodine is named for the greek word for what?   violet  
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Who discovered Iodine?   Bernard Courtois in 1811  
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What is iodine's boiling point?   363.7 F  
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Iodine is found in what gland's hormones?   thyroid  
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Deficiency in iodine can cause what?   Intellectual disabilities  
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Radioactive isotopes of iodine can be used to treat what type of cancer?   thyroid cancer  
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85 At   Astatine  
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Astatine is named for the greek word for what?   unstable  
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Astatine is what?   radioactive  
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Who discovered astatine?   Dale Corson, Kenneth MacKenzie, and Emilio Segre in 1940  
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Astatine's appearance is what?   unknown  
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Astatine has an extremely short what?   half-life (8.1 hours)  
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Astatine decays into what elements?   Bismuth, polonium, or radon  
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What is Astatine's boiling point?   639 F  
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117 Ts   Tennessine  
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What is Tennessine named after?   the state it was discovered (Tennessee)  
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Tennessine is the ___ heaviest known element?   2nd heaviest  
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Tennessine is produced how?   synthetically  
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Tennessine is the most recently discovered element as of what year?   2017  
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Tennessine is suspected to be what classification of element?   Halogen  
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Tennessine was originally a proposed element with what name and symbol?   Ununseptium (Uus)  
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