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In a salt what charge does the halogen element have when it gains an electron?

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In a salt halogen element have negative charge if it gain an electron.

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Fluorine,chlorine, bromine and iodine belongs to the family of halogen elements.These elements have high tendency to acquire electron due their high electronegativity.

When a halogen element forms a salt for example potassium chloride(KCl), the Cl or chlorine is a halogen element which get negative charge when it gains or acquires an electron.

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