Br
Bromine
Z 35 79.904 g/molHalogen
Group
17
Period
4
Block
p
Occurrence
Exploding massive starsGeochemical class: Lithophile
Biological Role
Humans: Beneficial
History
1825 (discovery)
Antoine Jérôme Balard
1825 (discovery)
Carl Jacob Löwig
1826 (isolation)
Antoine Jérôme Balard
Named By
Antoine Jérôme Balard
Latin Name
Bromium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.0259 ppm
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Sun---
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Meteorites0.000377%3.77 ppm
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Earth's crust< 0.0001%0.88 ppm
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Oceans0.00673%67.3 ppm
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Humans0.000286%2.857 ppm
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