Bromine

Bromine Br₂ = 159.8 (7726-95-6)

Analytical reagent grade of commerce.

A heavy, brownish-red, fuming liquid, highly corrosive to the skin; , about 3.1.

To prepare 0.05m bromine dissolve 3 g of potassium bromate and 5 g of potassium bromide in sufficient water to produce 1000 mL. Weaker solutions should be prepared using proportionately lesser amounts of reagents or by appropriate dilution.