Bromic acid

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Bromic acid
Space-filling model of bromic acid
IUPAC name hydroxy-γ5-bromanedione
hydroxidodioxidobromine
bromic acid
Other names bromic(V) acid
hydrogen bromate
Identifiers
CAS number [7789-31-3]
RTECS number TP8580000
Properties
Molecular formula HBrO3
Molar mass 128.91 g/mol
Melting point

°C (? K)

Boiling point

(? K)

Solubility in water  ? g/100 ml (?°C)
Viscosity  ? cP at ?°C
Hazards
Flash point  ?°C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Bromic acid, HBrO3, is a bromine oxoacid. Its salts, the bromates, are powerful oxidizing agents in the solid state, much like the chlorates, and are used in specialty pyrotechnical mixtures. Bromic acid is a key reagent in the well-known Belousov-Zhabotinsky oscillating reaction. Bromic acid is composed of 62% bromine, 1% hydrogen, and 37% oxygen, by weight.

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