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What is bromine reaction with metals?

Updated: 9/22/2023
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Bromine is a powerful oxidizing agent and will oxidize most metals to the metal bromide. The general reaction is:

Br2 + M -----> MxBry

where x is usually 1 or 2 and y is usually 2, 3 or 4, although x=1 and y=5 or 6 occurs with a few metals such as antimony and uranium.

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