BromineBy: Lachel Clark

The Element BromineBromineAtomic Number: 35Atomic Symbol: Br Atomic Mass: 79.904Group Number: 14Period Number: 4

Physical PropertiesColor: Red-BrownState: LiquidMelting Point(K): 266Boiling Point(K): 332.7Atomic Mass: 79.904

Chemical PropertiesCorrosive

Uses Of BromineFire RetardantsDrug TreatmentsMaintenance Of Pools/Hot TubsWater PurifiacationDyesBatteries In Electrical Cars

History Of BromineBromine was discovered by two scientists

working independently. In the Autumn of 1825, student K. Lowig took a bottle of a reddish liquid with an unpleasant smell to the Laboratory of Medicine and Chemistry of Prof. L. Gemlin, at the University of Heidelberg. Lowig told Gemlin that the liquid, of mineral origin, resulted from the treatment with gaseous Chlorine, which explains the red color. The substance responsible for that red color was extracted with the help of ether, giving origin to a pink liquid later known as bromine.

Isotopes Of BromineThere Are Exactly 10 Isotopes Contained In

Bromine.

Other Facts About BromineBromine is a name derived from the Greek

word ‘Bromos’, which means stench.Bromine is extracted from brine pools that

are found in the United States of America and Israel, making it hardly surprising that these two countries specialize in the production of Bromine.