Bromine
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
35 |
| Element |
Bromine |
| Symbol |
Br |
| Atomic Mass |
79.904 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
45 (most common isotope, Bromine-80) |
| Number of Protons |
35 |
| Number of Electrons |
35 |
| Period |
4 |
| Group |
17 |
| Phase |
Liquid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
No |
| Nonmetal |
Yes |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Halogen |
| Atomic Radius |
94 pm |
| Electronegativity |
2.96 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
11.814 eV |
| Density |
3.12 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
−7.2 °C |
| Boiling Point |
58.8 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
2 stable (Bromine-79, Bromine-81) |
| Discoverer |
Antoine Jérôme Balard |
| Year |
1826 |
| Specific Heat |
0.474 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
4 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
7 |