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Halogen vs Chloroalkane - What's the difference?

halogen | chloroalkane |

As nouns the difference between halogen and chloroalkane

is that halogen is (chemistry) any element of group 7, ie fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal while chloroalkane is (organic chemistry) any haloalkane in which the halogen is chlorine.

halogen

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any element of group 7, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.

    • Related terms

    * halide * quartz halogen lamp

    External links

    * (wikipedia "halogen")

    chloroalkane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any haloalkane in which the halogen is chlorine

    • Hypernyms

    * haloalkane * organochloride