Br

Bromine

Z 35 79.904 g/molHalogen

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

17

Period

4

Block

p

Occurrence

Primordial

Biological Role

Micronutrient

History

1825 (discovery)

Antoine Jérôme Balard

1825 (discovery, isolation)

Carl Jacob Löwig

1826 (isolation)

Antoine Jérôme Balard

Named By

Antoine Jérôme Balard

Latin Name

Bromium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x