Orange water! Bromine meets Water
A little bromine dissolves in water, turning it orange, and a tiny amount of it reacts to make weak acids.
The result
- What it makes
- Bromine water
- Equation
- Br₂ + H₂O → HBr + HBrO
- When it happens
- At room temperature
Fun fact from Fizzy: Chemists use orange bromine water as a test: it goes clear when it meets some oily chemicals!
🥽 Bromine is poisonous and burns skin. This is only for professional labs.