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The history of bromine begins with
creation. But was discovered in 1826 by
Antoine-J. Its name comes from the Greek word
bromos, which means stench. It was
first used in compounds to make a mussel
dye called Tyrian purple it was known as
organobromine. A student, Carl LDwig,
at Heidelberg gave Leopold Gmelin, his
lecturer, a sample of bromine that he
made over the summer. This sample was
enough for Balard to take precedence in
1826. The element bromine was not
produced in mass quantity until 1860.
Bromine is a Halogen in period table
4. Its atomic mass is 79.904 (1). Its
atomic number is 35 and its symbol is
Br. It is the only none metal that is a
liquid at room temperature. It is a
red-brown, metallic lustre when solid. |
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Bromine has many uses. One is fumigants. It can also be used as a flame proofing agent in many types of materials. It also is being used for water purification compounds which is a little confusing because it is also used as a pesticide to kill pests. Bromine also is used to make plastics flame retardant. Also It is used, when in inorganic bromide form, in photography. Bromine's shell structure is: 2-8-18-7. It has a structure of 2-6-6-2, 4-6-4, 2-6-6-2, 4-6-4.
