F

Cl

Br

At

Uus

Uhs

Bus

17

35

53

85

117

167

217

Bromine

2, 8, 18,

Symbol

Br

Atomic Number

35

Group

halogens

Relative Atomic Mass

12C = 12.0000

79.904 (1) [Since 1965]

Atomic Radius pm

114

First Ionisation Energy

kJ mol -1

1139.9

Ionisation Energy (eV)

11.8138

Electronegativity

2.96

Density
kg m -3

4050 [123 K]
3122.6 [293 K]
7.59 (gas)

Molar Volume cm 3

19.73 [123 K]

Thermal Conductivity
W m -1 K -1

0.122 [300K]

Melting Point K

265.9

Boiling Point K

331.93

Number of Isotopes

28

Isotope Atomic mass/u Mole

fraction

79Br 78.918 3379(20) 0.5069(7)

81Br 80.916 291(3) 0.4931(7)

Inner + outer Shells

3 + 1 =4

Inner + outer Orbitals

28 + 7 =35

Filling Orbital

4p 5

Ground State Electron

Configuration
Ground State Electron
Configuration with
free Orbitals (n=1)

0, 0, 0, 1

[Kr] 3d 10 4s 2 4p 5

Ground State Electron

Configuration with
compressed Orbitals (n=24)

0, 0, 0, 24

Singularity

60 =

28 +

+ 24

10
1

10

14

5
6
7

APSIDIUM

Singularity

60

Term Symbol

2P

Discovery

Carl Lwig (Heidelberg, Germany)

in 1825, but it was first publicly
announced in 1826 by the French
chemist and pharmacist AntoineJrme Balard (Montpellier,
France), and so the discovery is,
therefore, credited to him.

Name Derived From

The name derives from the Greek

bromos for "bad stench or bad
odor".

Created:
Page update:

2002-06-01
2003-07-25

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