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Group 17 elements are also called halogens.(a) True(b) FalseI had been asked this question in an online interview.I want to ask this question from P-Block topic in section P-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct answer is (a) True

Explanation: Group 17 ELEMENTS are called halogens. The name halogen (Greek, halo = sea salts, genes = producing) meaning sea salt formers was GIVEN to them by Schweigger in 1811 because the salts (chlorides, BROMIDES and IODIDES) of the first three elements occur in sea water.



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