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.

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; ...

Twenty-seven chemical elements are considered to be essential for human life. Now there is a 28th – bromine. "Without bromine, there are no animals. That's the discovery," said Billy Hudson, Ph ...