Formula BrCl Boiling point 5 °C Density 2.17 g/cm³ | Molar mass 115.357 g/mol Melting point -66 °C | |
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Bromine monochloride brcl lewis dot structure
Bromine monochloride, also called bromine(I) chloride, bromochloride, and bromine chloride, is an interhalogen inorganic compound with chemical formula BrCl. It is a very reactive golden yellow gas with boiling point 5 °C and melting point −66 °C. Its CAS number is 13863-41-7 and its EINECS number is 237-601-4. It is a strong oxidizing agent.
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Bromine monochloride is used in analytical chemistry in determining low levels of mercury, to quantitatively oxidize mercury in the sample to Hg(II) state.
Bromine monochloride is used as a biocide, specifically as an algaecide, fungicide, and disinfectant, in industrial recirculating cooling water systems.
Addition of bromine monochloride is used in some types of Li-SO2 batteries to increase voltage and energy density.