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bromine (Br)
Bromine. Credit: RTC, Wikipedia
A heavy, volatile, corrosive, reddish-brown, nonmetallic liquid
element
, having a highly irritating vapor. Bromine is one of the
halogens
. It is used in producing petrol antiknock mixtures, fumigants, dyes, and photographic chemicals.
atomic number
35
relative atomic mass
79.904
electron configuration
1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
4s
2
3d
10
4p
5
first ionization energy
1,140 kJ/mol
electronegativity
3.0
atomic radius
114 pm
melting point
-7.2 °C (19.0 °F)
boiling point
58.78 °C (137.8 °F)
relative density
3.119
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