Sodium bromide
Sodium bromide is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is NaBr. It is made of sodium and bromide ions.
Properties[change | change source]
Sodium bromide is a white solid. It dissolves easily in water. When it is heated very strongly in air, it makes bromine gas. It also reacts with chlorine to make liquid bromine.
Preparation[change | change source]
It is made by reacting hydrogen bromide with sodium hydroxide. It can be made by mixing sodium and bromine, although this reaction is very violent.
Uses[change | change source]
It was used in medicine as a hypnotic and sedative.[1] Potassium bromide is also used for this purpose. It is used to make other bromine compounds that are organic.[2] It was used to make silver bromide. It can be used as a disinfectant with chlorine in pools. It can be used to make dense fluids for drilling oil wells.[3]
Safety[change | change source]
Sodium bromide is only toxic in large amounts, like sodium chloride.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Bromide: Potassium & Sodium". canine-epilepsy.com. Canine-Epilepsy Resources. 2011-05-31. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ Hirota, Masayuki; Tamura, Naoyuki; Saito, Tsuguyuki; Isogai, Akira (2010). "Water dispersion of cellulose II nanocrystals prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation of mercerized cellulose at pH 4.8". Cellulose. 17 (2): 279–288. doi:10.1007/s10570-009-9381-2. S2CID 97264888.
- ↑ Michael J. Dagani, Henry J. Barda, Theodore J. Benya, David C. Sanders "Bromine Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2000. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_405
- ↑ "Sodium bromide MSDS". sciencelab.com. Sciencelab.com, Inc. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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