Chemical Data

 


atomic mass

79.904

atomic number

35

melting point -7.2ºC
Boiling point 58.78°C
density 7.59 g/l(gas, 1 atm)

3.12 g/l(liquid, 20°C)

Oxidation States +1, -1,+5
Electron Configuration (Ar)3d104s2 4p 5

  

  list of isotopes

All naturally occuring bromine is a mixture of bromine-79 and bromine-81. The rest of the isotopes are both man-made and radioactive.

Isotope Natural abondance Half-life Decay Mode
72 Br 1.31 min ß+
73Br 3.4 min ß+
74Br 41.5 min ß+
74Br 25.3 min ß+
75Br 98 min ß+, ec
76mBr 1.49 sec i.t.
76Br 16.1 hr ß+, ec
77mBr 4.3 min
77Br 57.0 hr ß+, ec
78Br 6.46 min ß+, ec
79mBr 4.86 sec i.t.
79Br 50.69 % ß
80mBr 4.42 hr i.t.
80Br 17.6 min ß+, ec
81Br 49.31 %
82mBr ß-, i.t.
82Br 35.3 hr ß-
83Br 2.39 hr ß-
84mBr 6 min ß-
84Br 31.8 min ß-
85Br 2.87 min ß-
86Br ß-
87Br 51.6 sec ß-
88Br 16.4 sec ß-, n
89Br 4.4 sec   ß-, n
90Br 1.9 sec ß-, n
91Br 540 ms ß-, n
92Br 360 ms ß-, n

 

Explanation of structure Number of Energy Levels: 4 wpe1.jpg (8499 bytes)

First Energy Level: 2 electrons
Second Energy Level: 8 electrons
Third Energy Level: 18 electrons
Fourth Energy Level: 7 electrons