• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Bromine
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Bromine Br2 = 159.8 (7726-95-6)

Brownish-red fuming liquid, slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol (96%).

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To prepare 0.05m bromine dissolve 3 g of potassium bromate and 5 g of potassium bromide in sufficient water to produce 1000 mL. Weaker solutions should be prepared using proportionately lesser amounts of reagents or by appropriate dilution.