Halide Ion Definition in Chemistry

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Updated on August 11, 2018

What is a halide ion? The name halide comes from the element halogen. A halide ion is a singlet halogen atom, which is an anion with a charge of -1.

Examples

F-, Cl-, Br-, I-

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