Element â 35: Bromine (Br) | āĻŽā§āϞ â ā§Šā§Ģ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)
Element – 35: Bromine (Br) | āĻŽā§āϞ – ā§Šā§Ģ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)
- Element / āĻŽā§āϞ: Bromine (Br) / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)
- Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž: 35 / ā§Šā§Ģ
- Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋ: Non-metal (Liquid) / āĻ āϧāĻžāϤ⧠(āϤ⧰āϞ)
Note: Bromine is the only non-metal that is liquid at room temperature. (āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§° āĻ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤)
Notes / āĻā§āĻāĻž
- Non-metal / āĻ āϧāĻžāϤā§
- Reddish-brown liquid / ā§°āĻāĻā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤ⧰āϞ
- Only liquid non-metal at room temperature / āĻā§āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§° āĻ āϧāĻžāϤā§
- Has a strong smell / āϤā§āĻŦā§ā§° āĻā§āύā§āϧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
- Used in chemicals and medicines / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāώāϧāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- Used in flame retardants / āĻ āĻā§āύāĻŋ-āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āĻāĻ āύ
- Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ: 35 (ā§Šā§Ģ)
- Electrons / āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ: 35 (ā§Šā§Ģ)
Why is Bromine Important ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?
- Used in medicines / āĻāώāϧāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- Used in flame retardants / āĻ āĻā§āύāĻŋ-āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
- Used in chemicals / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°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§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§° āĻ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒ ā§°āĻāĻā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϤā§āĻŦā§ā§° āĻā§āύā§āϧāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĨ¤)
MCQs
1. What is the atomic number of Bromine (Br) ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ (Br)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
A) 34 B) 36 C) 35 D) 37
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 35
Explanation: Bromine has 35 protons, so its atomic number is 35. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ⧰ ā§Šā§ĢāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž ā§Šā§ĢāĨ¤
2. Bromine is a ________. / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻāĻāĻž ________āĨ¤
A) Metal â
B) Non-metal C) Metalloid D) Noble gas
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) Non-metal (āĻ
āϧāĻžāϤā§)
Explanation: Bromine belongs to the non-metal group. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻ
āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻā§° āĻ
āύā§āϤ⧰ā§āĻāϤāĨ¤
3. What is special about bromine ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋ ?
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 / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) It is the only liquid non-metal at room temperature. (āĻā§āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§° āĻ
āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤)
Explanation: Bromine is unique because it remains liquid at room temperature. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻā§āĻ āĻžā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻžāϤ āϤ⧰āϞ āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
4. What is the color of bromine ? / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ⧰ ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Blue B) Green C) Reddish-brown D) White
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Reddish-brown (ā§°āĻāĻā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§)
Explanation: Liquid bromine and its vapors are reddish-brown. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤ⧰āϞ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒ ā§°āĻāĻā§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 / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Medicines and chemicals (āĻāώāϧ āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ)
Explanation: Bromine is used in medicines, chemicals, and flame retardants. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻāώāϧ, ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ
āĻā§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 ? / āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
A) 34 B) 35 C) 36 D) 37
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) 35
Explanation: A neutral bromine atom has 35 electrons, equal to its protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ ā§Šā§ĢāĻāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϝāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ⧰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤