hydrobromic acid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hydrobromic acid
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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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
It can be prepared in exactly the same way as hydrobromic acid, iodine being substituted for bromine.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
A convenient way to make pure hydrobromic acid is by the action of bromine upon moist red phosphorus.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
When sulphuric acid acts upon a bromide hydrobromic acid is set free: 2NaBr + H2SO4 = Na2SO4 + 2HBr.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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