Halogen displacement reactions
What Halogen displacement reactions means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Reactions in which a more reactive halogen oxidises a halide ion of a less reactive halogen.
These show a more reactive halogen displacing a less reactive one from its salt.
Topics that use Halogen displacement reactions
- Periodicity (OCR A-Level)
- The halogens (OCR A-Level)
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