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salt01 Halogens = solid, liquid and gaseous "salt makers"
Experiments to be done outdoors and with supervised by an adult!
Left photo: Put some crystals of KMnO4 into a 10-ml vial. Close it by a rubber stopper which is connected to an empty vial by a tubing ending in a needle. The stopper is also pierced by the needle of 3-ml syringe with hydrochloric acid (20%).
2. photo: As soon as acid is added green chlorine gas escapes from KMnO4. (Next Experiment).
3. photo: Liquid bromine dissolves in hexane with an orange colour, in water with a brown colour (= bromine water).
4. and right photo: Solid iodine dissolves in hexane with a violet colour.

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