Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Group 2

Group 2 — practice question

For this question, Q stands for a halogen atom. Magnesium and calcium each make one compound with chlorine and one compound with bromine. One of the compounds has: • the Group 2 element with the greater first ionisation energy and • the Group 17 element with the larger Q-Q bond energy. What formula does this compound have?

  • A$\text{MgCl}_2$
  • B$\text{MgBr}_2$
  • C$\text{CaCl}_2$
  • D$\text{CaBr}_2$

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