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Hidden : 6/15/2011
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The Periodic Table of Elements - 35 - Bromine

Bromine is a chemical element with the symbol Br and an atomic number of 35. It has an atomic mass of 79.904. 

Things you might not know about Bromine:

  1. Mountain Dew (and other citrus-flavored soft drinks) contain brominated vegetable oils.
  2. It is the only nonmetallic element that is a liquid at room temperature, and one of only two elements on the periodic table that are liquids at room temperature.
  3. Brominated flame retardants represent a commodity of growing importance, and represent the largest use of bromine.
  4. Bromine, like chlorine, is used in maintenance of swimming pools, especially spas (hot tubs), where it is generated in situ from a bromide plus hydrogen peroxide.

 

See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation about this series of caches.

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