Question 3
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describe the colours and the trend in volatility of chlorine, bromine and iodine

describe, explain, and write equations for, the reactions of the chlorides NaCl, MgCl₂, Al Cl₃, SiCl₄, PCl₆ with water including the likely pHs of the solutions obtained

write formulas of ionic compounds from ionic charges and oxidation numbers (shown by a Roman numeral), including: (a) the prediction of ionic charge from the position of an element in the Periodic Table (b) recall of the names and formulas for the following ions: \(NO_3^-\), \(CO_3^{2-}\), \(SO_4^{2-}\), \(OH^-\), \(NH_4^+\), \(Zn^{2+}\), \(Ag^+\), \(HCO_3^-\), \(PO_4^{3-}\)