Bromine is one of only two elements, out of 118 on the periodic table, which is liquid at room temperature and pressure. It is a dramatic fuming red liquid.
Its name means ‘stench’ and it is the reason you float in the Dead Sea, was the purple of Roman togas, and was used as an early poison gas in World War One.
Find out more about the element bromine (symbol Br and atomic number 35), with Professor Allan Blackman from AUT.
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The Elemental podcast is celebrating 150 years since the periodic table was first published by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev.
Find out more about events during the United Nation’s International Year of the Periodic Table.
Nights with Bryan Crump is also celebrating the chemical elements during their Friday night Sonic Tonic and Element of the Week.
Professor Allan Blackman is at Auckland University of Technology.
