Bromine #35

Who discovered Bromine?

• Bromine was discovered by a French chemist named Antoine Jérôme Balard. Another French chemist named Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac was the one that named it Bromine from the smell of the Bromine.

What is it used for?

• Mostly, Bromine is made for camera film. Sometimes its poisonous and sometimes it is for other uses. Some of these uses are: Medicines, sanitizers, dyes, and water purification compounds.

What’s Bromine’s freezing point and melting point?

Melting Point: -7.2° CBoiling Point: 58.8° C

What's the characteristics of Bromine?

At a liquid state, Bromine can be a reddish, brownish color, but in a solid state it’s a metallic luster.

Where can Bromine be found?

• It is found in The Dead Sea, some sea water, bromide salts, and in crustal rock.

How is it pronounced?

'brO-"mIn

Bibliography

• http://www.cherigarner.com/• www.wikipeida.org • www.merriamwebster.com• www.google.com• www.ask.com

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