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Br Bromine

Discovery: 1826
35 35 45 State: Liquid
The Halogen Group Bromine vapour This sealed glass container
Forms

prevents bromine vapour
from escaping.

Pure bromine Potassium bromide
in a glass sphere

Bromine
is named after
the Greek word for
“stench”
because of its
strong smell.
Pure bromine is
a red-brown liquid.

Bromine is the only non-metal that is and extremely salty lakes, such as the Dead
a liquid at room temperature. A thick Sea in the Middle East. Solid bromine salts,
vapour given off by this liquid is dangerous including potassium bromide, collect as
if breathed in. Pure bromine is never found the water evaporates away, leaving behind
in nature. Its compounds can easily mix in crusts of white crystals. Bromine can then
184 water, and are found dissolved in seawater be extracted from the solid salts. A common

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