Element – 35: Bromine (Br) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ā§Šā§Ģ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)


Element – 35: Bromine (Br) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ā§Šā§Ģ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)



  • Element / āĻŽā§ŒāϞ: Bromine (Br) / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)

  • Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 35 / ā§Šā§Ģ

  • Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ: Non-metal (Liquid) / āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (āϤ⧰āϞ)


Note: Bromine is the only non-metal that is liquid at room temperature. (āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤)


Notes / āĻŸā§‹āĻ•āĻž



  • Non-metal / āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Reddish-brown liquid / ā§°āĻ™āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āϤ⧰āϞ

  • Only liquid non-metal at room temperature / āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Has a strong smell / āϤ⧀āĻŦā§ā§° āĻ—ā§‹āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇

  • Used in chemicals and medicines / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ”āώāϧāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in flame retardants / āĻ…āĻ—ā§āύāĻŋ-āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁⧰ āĻ—āĻ āύ



  • Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ: 35 (ā§Šā§Ģ)

  • Electrons / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ: 35 (ā§Šā§Ģ)


Why is Bromine Important ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Used in medicines / āĻ”āώāϧāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in flame retardants / āĻ…āĻ—ā§āύāĻŋ-āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in chemicals / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Fact / āϤāĻĨā§āϝ: Bromine is the only liquid non-metal at room temperature. Its vapors are reddish-brown and have a strong smell. (āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ ā§°āĻ™āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āφ⧰⧁ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§ā§° āĻ—ā§‹āĻ¨ā§āϧāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤)


MCQs


1. What is the atomic number of Bromine (Br) ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
A) 34 B) 36 C) 35 D) 37
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 35
Explanation: Bromine has 35 protons, so its atomic number is 35. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ⧰ ā§Šā§ĢāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§Šā§ĢāĨ¤


2. Bromine is a ________. / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻāϟāĻž ________āĨ¤
A) Metal ✅ B) Non-metal C) Metalloid D) Noble gas
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Non-metal (āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁)
Explanation: Bromine belongs to the non-metal group. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻ—āϤāĨ¤


3. What is special about bromine ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) It is the only liquid metal.  B) It is the only liquid non-metal at room temperature.
C) It is the lightest gas.  D) It glows in the dark.
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) It is the only liquid non-metal at room temperature. (āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤)
Explanation: Bromine is unique because it remains liquid at room temperature. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


4. What is the color of bromine ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ⧰ ā§°āĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Blue B) Green C) Reddish-brown D) White
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Reddish-brown (ā§°āĻ™āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€)
Explanation: Liquid bromine and its vapors are reddish-brown. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤ⧰āϞ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āφ⧰⧁ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ ā§°āĻ™āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€āĨ¤


5. Bromine is commonly used in ________. / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ āĻ•'āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
A) Food B) Fuel C) Medicines and chemicals D) Paper
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Medicines and chemicals (āĻ”āώāϧ āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ)
Explanation: Bromine is used in medicines, chemicals, and flame retardants. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻ”āώāϧ, ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āύāĻŋ-āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


6. How many electrons are present in a neutral bromine atom ? / āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) 34 B) 35 C) 36 D) 37
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) 35


Explanation: A neutral bromine atom has 35 electrons, equal to its protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ ā§Šā§ĢāϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤