Bromine water is an orange solution of bromine. It becomes colourless when it is shaken with an alkene. Alkenes can decolourise bromine water, but alkanes cannot. The slideshow shows this process.

Bromine dissociates in water to form hypobromous acid (HBrO), which has powerful ... Feb 5 2025 - Old Title: Bromine - Discovery, Occurrence and Applications of Bromine Chemical Formula New Title: ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...