Which is the element that burns your skin?
Bromine is a slightly toxic element and in its liquid form can burn your skin.
This element is a deep red, oily liquid at room temperature. However, it can quickly evaporate into a gas with the same colour. Bromine has a strong and unpleasant smell too. This element is the only non-metal to exist in liquid form at room temperature.
Bromide salts were once a favoured material as flame retardants and sedatives. However, the toxicity of the compound has discouraged people Nom using it.
The element is extracted from sea water and natural brines, which is a high concentration solution of salt in water. Bromine is used in the production of fuels, insecticides, fire extinguishers and pharmaceuticals.
The mineral deposits of bromine in the US are found in the natural brine wells of Michigan and Arkansas. Israel, Russia, France and Japan are also countries that produce bromine industrially. Worldwide, the production of bromine is estimated to be around 330,000 tonnes per year.
Bromine is a harmful element to the atmosphere when exposed in the open. It actively contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer, and lets in the hazardous rays of the sun.
It is the 59th most common element in the earth’s crust. Bromine has the atomic number 35, and is represented as Br.
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