Are halons the same as halogens? (1 Viewer)

[ssejamafone]

Just a small question: are halons the same as halogens?

coz i looked up some sources, and some say that they're "special" halogens and some say that they are just another name for halogens in general...

soo..... if i had a sentence with 'halogen' in it, and i replaced it with 'halon', then would that be correct? Or are halons 'specific/special' halogens...

hmmm.... my question doesn't really make sense...

 

[Seppuku]

NO!!!

LoL. Halogens are elements in group 7, like fluorine, chlorine and bromine. They're usually pretty nasty reactive things.

On the other hand, halons are kinda like a brand name for specific types of CFCs.

So they're not interchangeable. Have a look at wikipedia.

 

[ssejamafone]

ooohhhhh.... ok, cool. Thanks! ^^' i'm glad i didn't make that mistake!