The interhalogen compound formed from the reaction of bromine with excess of fluorine is a :
- (A)hypohalite
- (B)halate✓ Correct
- (C)perhalate
- (D)halite
Answer: (B)
Solution
Bromine reacts with excess fluorine to form (bromine pentafluoride). When reacts with water, it forms (bromic acid), which is a halate (Br in +5 oxidation state). Halates contain the ion.
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