Smelly element No. 35, bromine, is a fairly abundant element but has a rare property: ... Atomic symbol (on the periodic table of elements): Br; Atomic weight (average mass of the atom): 79.904; ...

Scientists discover chemical element bromine is essential for tissue development. ... which has the symbol Br, was isolated by chemists Carl Jacob Löwig and Antoine Jerome Balard in 1825–1826.

Twenty-seven chemical elements are considered to be essential for human life. Now there is a 28th: bromine. In a new paper, researchers establish for the first time that bromine, among the 92 ...