Halide

A halide is a binary compound, of which one part is a halogen atom and the other part is an element or radical that is less electronegative than the halogen, to make a fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, or astatide compound. Many salts are halides. All Group 1 metals form halides with the halogens and they are white solids.

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Binary compound - Halogen - Atom - Element - Radical - Electronegative - Fluoride - Chloride - Bromide - Iodide - Astatide - Salt

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Metal halides are used in high-intensity discharge lamps called metal halide lamps, such as those used in modern street lights. These are more energy-efficient than mercury-vapor lamps, and have much better colour rendition than orange high-pressure sodium lamps. Metal halide lamps are also commonly used in greenhouses or in rainy climates to supplement natural sunlight.

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Metal halides - High-intensity discharge lamp - Metal halide lamp - Street light - Energy - Efficient - Mercury-vapor lamp - Colour - Rendition - Orange - High-pressure sodium lamps

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Alkyl halides are organic compounds of the type R-X, containing an alkyl group R covalently bonded to a halogen X.

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Alkyl halide - Alkyl - Covalent

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A halide ion is a halogen atom bearing a negative ion, such as fluoride ion (F-) or chloride ion (Cl-). Such ions are present in all ionic halide salts.

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Fluoride - Chloride - Ionic

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Pseudohalides resemble halides in their charge and reactivity; common examples are NNN-, CNO-, CN-, etc.

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