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Halogen - Displacement Reactions

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Displacement Reactions - Halogens

More reactive substances can displace (replace) less reactive substances from compounds. For example, chlorine can displace bromine from a compound:

Displacement reaction

Displacement reaction

  • Sodium bromide + chlorine → sodium chloride + bromine.
  • 2NaBr + Cl2 → 2NaCl + Br2
Bromide ions (Br<sup>-</sup>)

Bromide ions (Br-)

  • Bromide ions are oxidised (electrons are lost):
    • 2Br- → Br2 +2e-.
Chlorine (Cl<sub>2</sub>)

Chlorine (Cl2)

  • Chlorine is reduced (electrons are gained):
    • Cl2 + 2e- → 2Cl-.
Spectator ions

Spectator ions

  • The sodium ions do not change in the reaction, so we call them spectator ions.
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