Name       : Bromine
Symbol     : Br
Atomic #   : 35
Atom weight: 79.904
Melting P. : -7.2
Boiling P. : 58.78
Oxidation  : +1, -1, +5
Pronounced : BRO-meen
From       : Greek bromos, "stench"
Identified : Antoine-Jerome Balard in 1826
Appearance : Reddish-brown liquid
Note       : The only nonmetallic element that is in a liquid state at
             normal room temperatures

[Properties]

  Bromine is one of the halogens that make up Group-VIIA on the periodic
table of the elements. The pure element is a reddish-brown liquid that
volatilizers with a thick vapor at room temperature and atmospheric
pressure. Bromine is poisonous and can cause severe burns on the skin.
  Like the other halogen gasses, bromine is diatomic. The bromine ion
combines with most metals with nearly the same vigor as chlorine. There is
a bromine analogue for just about every compound of fluorine and chlorine.