Bromine was first identified as a chemical element in 1826 by French chemist Antoine Balard. He isolated it from chlorine and found that, in its elemental form, bromine is a highly volatile, ...

When chlorine (as a gas or dissolved in water) is added to sodium bromide solution, the chlorine takes the place of the bromine. Because chlorine is more reactive than bromine, it displaces ...

This table summarises some of the properties and uses of three halogens: ...

CRYSTALS of molybdenum trioxide, prepared by subliming MoO 3 powder, obtained from the pure ammonium compound, have been examined with X-rays. The crystals were small, thin, lustrous plates ...