Fluorine
Toothpaste
Ceramics
Chlorine
Bleach dyes and drugs purify drinking water and sterilization
Bromine
Fire extinguisher medicene
iodine
Salt disinfectants ink drugs
Reaction with water
forms acidic solution
Cl2(g) + H2O(l) → HCl(aq) + HOCl(aq) (Reverse reaction)
hydrochloric acid and hypochlorous acid
Reaction with metal
Forms metal halide
2Fe(s) + 3Br2(l) → 2FeBr3(s)
Reaction with alkaline solution
metal halide, metal halate and water will be formed
I2(s) + 2NaOH(aq) → NaI(aq) + NaOI(aq) + H2O(l)