Bromine

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Bromine

• By T. C.

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Resources

• http//www.chemicalelements.com/elements/br.html

http//environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/Br
.html
http//www.fairfield.k12.ct.us/tomlinson/element/b
romine_uses.htm
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About Bromine

• Bromines Symbol on the Periodic Table is Br
• Bromine is used for water purification (Swimming
  Pools)
• Occurs in compounds in sea water
• Bromine is the only liquid non metallic element

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Uses Of Bromine

• Pesticides
• Flame Retardant Chemicals
• In Dyes
• Photography film
• Disinfectant in water treatments
• In Fumigants

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What Bromine Looks Like

• It is a heavy, volatile, mobile, dangerous
  reddish-brown liquid.
• The red vapor has a strong unpleasant odor and
  the vapor irritates the eyes and throat.

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Atomic Structure of Bromine

• Protons/electrons35
• Neutrons45
• First Energy Level2
• Second energy Level8
• Third Energy Level18
• Fourth Energy Level7

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Other Information

• Boiling point-58.78c
• Melting point- -7.2c
• Density- 3,119 c/cm3
• Crystal structure- orthorhombic
• Classification-Halogen
• Date of Discovery-1826
• Discoverer- Antoine J. Balard
• Name Origin- From the Greek word bromos (Stench)
• Uses- poisonous

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