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Bromine

Bromine. Casey Carr. Discoverers . Carl Jacob Löwig discovered bromine as a brown gas after mineral salts were treated with chlorine in 1825. Antoine Jerome Balard discovered bromine in it’s chemical form after isolating it from chlorine in 1826. . Periodic Table Facts.

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Bromine

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  1. Bromine Casey Carr

  2. Discoverers • Carl Jacob Löwigdiscovered bromine as a brown gas after mineral salts were treated with chlorine in 1825. • Antoine Jerome Balard discovered bromine in it’s chemical form after isolating it from chlorine in 1826.

  3. Periodic Table Facts • Found in group 17 and period 4 • Atomic number is 35 • 35 protons • 35 electrons • 45 neutrons

  4. Importance • Purifies and disinfects water • Compounds used to make compositions of new medicines • Helps make flame resistant objects such as some plastics

  5. Location on Earth • Found in the earth’s crust • Sea waters in chemical form

  6. Physical Properties • Deep, red liquid • Boiling point is 332 K • Melting point 265.8 K • Toxic • Br

  7. Dangers of Bromine • dangerous chemical, whether purified or in gas form • Causes an iodine deficiency by replacing iodine in the body with bromine.

  8. Iodine Deficiency • Causes fatigue, headaches, weight gain, depression, and shivers • Doesn’t show up on a regular test

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