Bromous acid facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bromous acid |
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| IUPAC name | hydroxy-λ3-bromanone hydroxidooxidobromine bromous acid |
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| ChEBI | CHEBI:29247 |
| SMILES | O=BrO |
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InChI
InChI=1/BrHO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3)
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | HBrO2 |
| Molar mass | 112.911 g/mol |
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| Other anions | Hydrobromic acid; hypobromous acid; bromic acid; perbromic acid |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
Bromous acid is a chemical compound. It is an acid. Its chemical formula is HBrO2. It contains hydrogen and bromite ions. It contains bromine in its +3 oxidation state.
Properties
It can be made by oxidizing hypobromous acid with hypochlorous acid. It can also be made by careful disproportionation of hypobromous acid. It can also be made by reacting hypobromous acid and bromic acid. They can be used to reduce permanganates to manganates.
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See also
In Spanish: Ácido bromoso para niños
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