Chemistry A-Level
Formation of halide ions by electron gain
What Formation of halide ions by electron gain means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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In many redox reactions each halogen atom gains one electron, filling the p subshell to s²p⁶ and forming a halide ion with a single negative charge.
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- The halogens (OCR A-Level)
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