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Halogen vs Halide - What's the difference?

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Halide is a related term of halogen.



In chemistry terms the difference between halogen and halide

is that halogen is any element of group 7, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal while halide is a salt of any halogen acid.

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")

    halide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A salt of any halogen acid.
    • Potassium iodide is a halide .

    Derived terms

    * pseudohalide

    See also

    * fluoride * chloride * bromide * iodide

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