Chemical Properties
Potassium bromide is a typical ionic salt which is fully dissociated and near pH 7 in aqueous solution. It serves as a source of bromide ions- this reaction is important for the manufacture of silver bromide for photographic film:
- KBr(aq) + AgNO3(aq) → AgBr(s) + KNO3(aq)
Aqueous bromide Br- will also form complexes when reacted with some metal halides such as copper(II) bromide:
- 2 KBr(aq) + CuBr2(aq) → K2(aq)
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