Bromine (Br)
"The Stench, a fuming liquid hero who is one of only two liquid elements at room temperature."
A memorable persona to anchor Br in your mind.
3.12
Grams per cm³
-7.2
Celsius (°C)
183
Radius (pm)
Daily Life Link
Bromine is found as an ingredient in flame retardants used in plastics and furniture.
Discovery & History
Year Discovered
1826
Discovered By
Antoine Jérôme Balard
Origin of Name
"The name comes from the Greek ''bromos'' meaning stench."
Technical Properties
Atomic Mass
79.904 u
Standard State
liquid
Boiling Point
58.8°C
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d104s24p5
1st Ionization Energy
11.814 eV
Electron Affinity
N/A
Oxidation States
"Bromine is a dense, reddish-brown, volatile liquid."
Did You Know?
It is one of only two elements on the periodic table that are liquid at room temperature (the other is mercury).
Its name comes from the ancient Greek word 'brómos', which means 'stench', because of its strong, bleach-like, unpleasant odor.
Bromine is a dark, reddish-brown liquid that readily evaporates into a similarly colored gas.
It is found naturally in seawater and brine pools, from which it is commercially extracted.