BROMINE

DISCOVERY

• Obtained from a molisk shell
• Found in mediterranean sea
• Lowig finding it

STATE/FORM

• Bromine is a liquid at room temp
• Non metallic
• Its intense smell will stand out
• Probably will not be affected

USES

• Flame retardent
• Drilling
• Pesticide chemicals
• Purification of water

TEMPETURE CHANGES

• Bromine boils at 58.8°C (137.8°F)
• Bromine freezes at -7.3°C (18.9°F)
• Bromine dissolves easy in organic liquids
• Bromine is a deep reddish at room temp

REACTIVITY

• Bromine reacts vigourously with certain metals
• Potassium- explosive
• Usually unreactive platinum and pallidium
• More reactive than iodine less than chlorine
• Electrical conductivity- 1.0 x 10-10 S m-1w

GATHERING BROMINE

• First used by lowig and ballard
• Chlorine + seawater
• Seawater has potassium/sodium bromide
• Chlorine replaces the bromine

REFERENCES

• http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/br.htm
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/80822/bromine-Br
• http://www.webelements.com/bromine/
• http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele035.html
• All used on September 30th