Definitions for halogens
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Halogens
name given to the elementary bodies, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and fluorine as in composition with metals forming compounds similar to sea-salt.
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Halogens
A family of nonmetallic, generally electronegative, elements that form group 17 (formerly group VIIa) of the periodic table.
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