Group VII properties: past paper questions

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• Question 21May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Fluorine is the element above chlorine in Group VII of the Periodic Table. Which statements about fluorine are correct?

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• Question 24Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement describes the appearance of the named halogen at room temperature and pressure?

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• Question 22Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which pair of elements react together most violently?

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• Question 21Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Chlorine, bromine and iodine are in the same group of the Periodic Table. Which statements about these three elements are correct?

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• Question 26May/June 2026, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Aqueous bromine is added to aqueous sodium iodide. bromine + sodium iodide $\to$ ......1...... + ......2......

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• Question 21Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows elements W, X, Y and Z in a section of the Periodic Table. Which statement about the reactivity of the elements is correct?

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• Question 24Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row describes the state and colour of bromine at room temperature and pressure?

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• Question 24Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The equation shows the reaction between a halogen and the aqueous ions of another halogen. $${\text{X}}_2+2{\text{Y}}^{-}\to 2{\text{X}}^{-}+{\text{Y}}_2$$ What is ${\text{X}}_2$ and the colour of ${\text{Y}}^{-}$?

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• Question 24May/June 2026, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row about the similarities and differences between chlorine and bromine is correct?

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• Question 25Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  Some halide ions are displaced from aqueous potassium halides by halogens. In which mixtures are the halide ions displaced?

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• Question 29Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Two properties of element R are listed. ● It is a dark solid at room temperature. ● It is a diatomic molecule.

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• Question 23Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An outline of the Periodic Table is shown. Which name is given to the elements in column Y?

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• Question 2May/June 2026, paper 31Structured11 marksHas a diagram

  Table 2.1 shows some properties of the halogens. Table 2.1 Use the information in Table 2.1 to answer the following questions. Predict the melting point of iodine.

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• Question 24Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  Which row describes the colour and state of iodine at room temperature and pressure?

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• Question 31Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about the displacement reactions of the halogens is correct?

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• Question 23Oct/Nov 2023, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  The elements in Group VII include chlorine, bromine and iodine. Which statements are correct?

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• Question 2May/June 2026, paper 33Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  The halogens are in Group VII of the Periodic Table. Halogens exist as diatomic molecules. Explain what is meant by the term diatomic.

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• Question 27Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about Group I or Group VII elements is correct?

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• Question 23Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The table shows some properties of the halogens.

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• Question 1May/June 2026, paper 42Structured6 marks

  This question is about Group I and Group VII elements. Give the symbol of the element from Group I or Group VII which has: atoms with 11 protons

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• Question 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured16 marksHas a diagram

  This question is about elements in Group I and in Group VII of the Periodic Table and their compounds. Chlorine is in Group VII of the Periodic Table. Give the colour and state of chlorine at room temperature and pressure.

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• Question 20Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about elements in Group I or Group VII of the Periodic Table is correct?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 41Structured12 marksHas a diagram

  Order of reactivity can be determined by displacement reactions. A student investigates the reactivities of four metals by carrying out a series of experiments. Each of the metals lead, manganese, silver and zinc are added separately to aqueous metal nitrates of the other metals.

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• Question 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 32Structured17 marksHas a diagram

  This question is about elements in different groups of the Periodic Table and their compounds. Nitrogen is in Group V of the Periodic Table. Explain why nitrogen is placed in Group V. Give your answer in terms of electronic configuration.

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• Question 21Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Some information about an element from Group VII of the Periodic Table is shown.

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• Question 20May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row describes a similarity and a difference between chlorine and bromine?

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• Question 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 33Structured18 marksHas a diagram

  This question is about elements in different groups of the Periodic Table and their compounds. Silicon is in Group IV of the Periodic Table. Explain why silicon is placed in Group IV.

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• Question 23Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  Fluorine is the element at the top of Group VII of the Periodic Table. Which statement describes fluorine?

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• Question 20May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Aqueous bromine is added to aqueous sodium iodide. $$\text{bromine}+\text{sodium iodide}\to \dots \dots 1\dots \cdots +\dots \dots 2\dots \dots$$ What are the products of this reaction?

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• Question 23May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  An equation for the displacement reaction between aqueous halogen, ${\text{X}}_2$, and aqueous halide ions, ${\text{Y}}^{-}$, is shown.

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