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Br
Bromine
79.904
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Bromine

diatomic nonmetal· Liquid·79.904 u

Bromine (from Ancient Greek:βρῶμος, brómos, meaning "stench") is a chemical element with symbol Br, and atomic number 35. It is a halogen. The element was isolated independently by two chemists, Carl Jacob Löwig and Antoine Jerome Balard, in 1825–1826.

Identity

Symbol
Br
Atomic Number
35
Atomic Mass
79.904 u
Category
diatomic nonmetal
Block
p-block
Period
4
Group
17
Appearance
Chemical element with atomic number 35 (Br)
Year Discovered
1826 CE
Discovered By
Antoine Jérôme Balard
Named By
stink

Electrons

Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p5
Full Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5
Shells
2, 8, 18, 7
Electronegativity
2.96
Electron Affinity
324.537
Oxidation States
+5, +1, -1
Ionization Energies
1139.9, 2103, 3470, 4560, 5760 … +3 more

Physical Properties

Bromine
State at
Liquid
Melting Point
265.8
Boiling Point
332
Density
3.1028
Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic

Mechanical

Atomic Radius
94 pm
Covalent Radius
120 pm
Van der Waals
185 pm

Thermal & Electrical

Thermal Conductivity
0.122 W/(m K) W/(m·K)
Specific Heat
474 J/(kg K) J/(g·K)
Heat of Vaporization
15.4 kJ/mol kJ/mol
Heat of Fusion
5.29 kJ/mol kJ/mol

Abundance

Universe
7.00 ppb
Sun
0
Meteorite
1.2 ppm
Earth's Crust
2.4 ppm
Ocean
67.3 ppm
Human Body
2.9 ppm