hydrobromic acid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hydrobromic acid
First recorded in 1830–40
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The amounts of hydrobromic acid and hydroiodic acid used commercially are insignificant by comparison.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
A variety of salts can be prepared from metals that are more active than hydrogen by reaction with the corresponding acids: Scandium metal reacts with hydrobromic acid to form a solution of scandium bromide:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The explanation of this is found in the fact that hydrobromic acid is much less stable than hydrochloric acid, and is therefore more easily oxidized.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
The hydrobromic acid is collected in the same way as hydrochloric acid.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Concentrated sulphuric acid is a good oxidizing agent, and oxidizes a part of the hydrobromic acid, liberating bromine: H2SO4 + 2HBr = 2H2O + SO2 + 2Br.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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