Interesting Facts about BROMINE ***

Facts about Bromine

Facts About

The Element Bromine is defined as...
A heavy, volatile, corrosive, reddish-brown, nonmetallic liquid element, having a highly irritating vapor. It is used in producing gasoline antiknock mixtures, fumigants, dyes, and photographic chemicals. The most common uses of Bromine are in Gasoline anti-knock mixtures, Fumigants, Poisons, Dyes, Photographic chemicals, Medicines and Brominated vegetable oil.

What are the origins of the word Bromine ?
The name originates from the Greek word 'Bromos' meaning "stench"

Facts about the Classification of the Element Bromine
Bromine is classified as an element in the 'Halogens' section which can be located in group 7 of the Periodic Table. The term "halogen" means "salt-former" and compounds containing halogens are called "salts". The halogens exist, at room temperature, in all three states of matter - Gases such as Fluorine & Chlorine, Solids such as Iodine and Astatine and Liquid as in Bromine.

Brief Facts about the Discovery and History of the Element Bromine
Bromine was discovered by Antoine J. Balard in France in 1826.

Occurrence of the element Bromine
Bromine occurs in nature as bromide salts in Sea Water. Its primary producers are USA and Israel

Common Uses of Bromine
Gasoline antiknock mixtures
Fumigants
Poisons
Dyes
Photographic chemicals
Medicinals
Brominated vegetable oil

The Properties of the Element Bromine
Name of Element : Bromine
Symbol of Element : Br
Atomic Number of Bromine : 35
Atomic Mass: 79.904 amu
Melting Point: -7.2 °C - 265.95 °K
Boiling Point: 58.78 °C - 331.93 °K
Number of Protons/Electrons in Bromine : 35
Number of Neutrons in Bromine : 45
Crystal Structure: Orthorhombic
Density @ 293 K: 3.119 g/cm3
Color of Bromine : reddish-brown