bromine

     

Bromine (pronounce /ˈbroʊmiːn/, /ˈbroʊmaɪn/, /ˈbroʊmɪn/, Greek: βρῶμος, brómos, meaning "stench (of he-goats)" ), is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. A halogen element, bromine is a red volatile liquid at standard room temperature that is intermediate in reactivity between chlorine and iodine. Bromine vapours are corrosive and toxic. Approximately 730,000,000 kg was produced in 1993. The main applications for bromine are in fire retardants and fine chemicals.

Trivia about bromine

  • Atomic number 35, this element begins with the first name of Ichabod Crane's rival
  • Extracted from seawater, it's the only nonmetallic element that's liquid at room temperature
  • It takes about 15,000 tons of seawater to get one ton of this reddish-brown liquid used in sedatives
  • A reddish liquid, this halogen is often used to make sedatives & was once used to make EDB, an additive in lead gasoline

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