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Name the non-metal that is liquid in room temperature.


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Understanding the chemistry of Bromine:

  • Bromine belongs to the 17th Group of the periodic table, a member of the Halogen family.
  • At room temperature, bromine is the only non-metal that exists as a liquid.
  • It exists as a diatomic molecule at room temperature.
  • It is a reddish-brown liquid that evaporates to an orange vapour at STP.
  • Other than mercury which is a metal, Bromine is one of the two elements on the periodic table that are liquids at room temperature.

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