Question

What generalizations can be made about silver halides?

Answer 1

Generalization can be made about Silver Halides

Silver halides are the compounds which are formed by the reaction of silver and halogens. Halogens are fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and sometimes astatine. So the compounds are formed such as silver fluoride, silver bromide, silver chloride and silver iodide.

Silver halides are insoluble in water except for silver fluoride (AgF). Silver chloride (AgCl) forms a white precipitate. Silver bromide (AgBr) gives a creamy coloured precipitate and silver iodide (AgI) a yellow coloured precipitate.

Answer 2

Halides is the term given to the ions of halogens. Halogens are the second-to-the-last column or period in the periodic table. Examples are chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine. Halides are all soluble in water except when combine with silver, lead and mercury. Therefore, the generalization we can make is that silver halides are insoluble in water,