Tag: Atomicity

Matter is everything around you. Everything that possess mass and occupy space or volume is matter and can be felt by one or more of our five senses. It was postulated by Maharashi Kanad that if we divide Padarth (matter) we will get smaller and smaller particles. After a time it will not be possible

Group 17 of periodic table consists of five elements, i.e., fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine. These elements are called Halogens. Fluorine is most reactive and hence is also called super halogen. Astatine is radioactive and hence occurs in nature only in traces.