Question

Answer the following questions:

1. Explain interhalogen compounds.

2. How is oxygen prepared from the following compound?
$$KClO_4$$

Answer 1

Interhalogen compounds:
Interhalogen compounds are the compounds which contains two or more different halogen atoms and no other elements from any other group.

Some of the interhalogen compounds are $$ClF, ClF_3, IF_5, IF_7$$

Generally larger atom combines with other halogens having smaller atomic size.

Oxygen prepared by following reaction.
$$KClO_{4(s)}\rightarrow KCl_{(s)}+2O_{2(g)}$$.