Chemistry GCSE
Colour changes
What Colour changes means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Colour changes
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The change observed as the halogen formed appears, for example orange for bromine and brown for iodine.
Topics that use Colour changes
- Group 7 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Diatomic molecules
- Displacement reactions
- Group 7 reactivity
- Group 7 trends
- Halide salts
- Halogens
- Intermolecular forces and physical states
- Ionic versus covalent bonding
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