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| Br | Bromine |
Atomic number : 35
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 79.904 |
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Group 17 non-metal Density / kg m-3 : 4050 [123 K]; 3122.6 [293 K]; 7.59 [gas] |
Melting point / K : 265.9 Boiling point / K : 331.93 |
| D I S C O V E R Y | |
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Bromine was discovered in 1826 by A.J. Balard at Montpellier, France, and C. Löwig at Heidelberg, Germany. |
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| G E O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
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Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : n.a. Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 0.37 Residence time / years : 1 × 108 Classification : accumulating Oxidation state : -I |
Seawater / p.p.m. : 65 |
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Level in humans Blood / mg dm-3 : 4.7 Bone / p.p.m. : 6.7 Liver / p.p.m. : 0.2 - 7 Muscle / p.p.m. : 7.7 |
Daily dietary intake : 0.8 - 24 mg Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : 260 mg |
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A portrait of bromine is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements. |