Question

What is the halogen family?​

Answer 1

The halogens are a group in the periodic table consisting of six chemically related elements: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine (I), astatine, and tennessine, though some authors would exclude tennessine as its chemistry is unknown and is theoretically expected to be more like that of gallium.

Answer 2

halogen family : any of the six nonmetallic elements that constitute Group 17 (Group VII) of the periodic table. The halogen elements are fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), astatine (At), and tennessine (Ts).