Question

Write any two characteristics of interhalogen compounds.

Give a brief account of the general characteristic of interhalogen compounds.

Write general characteristics of interhalogen compounds.

Answer 1

1. The compound is considered the halide of X. For example, ClF. Here the halogen having a larger size is chlorine; it is more electropositive than F, and hence the interhalogen compound is named as chlorine monofluoride. (n) is the number of atoms of X' attached to X. As the ratio [radius of X : radius of X'] increases, the value of n also increases.
2. Interhalogen compounds have an even number of atoms, 2, 4, 6, or 8. For example, ClF₃ has 4 atoms.
3. The properties of interhalogen compounds are generally intermediate between those of the halogens from which they are made.
4. The central halogen exhibits different oxidation states in different interhalogen compounds.
5. The number of X' atoms in the compounds is always odd.
6. They are all diamagnetic.