Chemistry PYQ 252 of 291 · Everyday Chemistry

Bromine is

  1. Acolorless gas
  2. BBrown solid
  3. CExtremely flammable gas
  4. DRed liquid
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

63rd BPSC Prelims 2017

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Correct answer: (d) Red liquid

Explanation

Bromine is a dark reddish-brown liquid at room temperature, the only non-metal that is liquid then. It gives off a choking red-brown vapour.

It is a halogen (group 17) with atomic number 35, and it does not burn.

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