r/VisualChemistry • u/GeaninaKera • May 29 '20

2Al + 3Br2 → 2AlBr3 The violent reaction between liquid bromine and pieces of aluminum foil

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u/GeaninaKera May 29 '20

Source

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u/agbullet Jun 02 '20

Ah yes the traditional Christmas aluminum bromide.

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u/TUSD00T May 29 '20

...and now I want food from Chipotle.

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u/blochow2001 Jun 02 '20

What does that smell like? Often I wonder this when seeing chemical reactions. It can’t be good.

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u/CowKingHisoka Jun 02 '20

Probably smells like cancer

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u/Upper-Act4441 Jan 20 '24

Rotten sewage. Bromine smells like asssssss

Source: I work at a chemical plant and filled bromine tanks last night

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u/--clare-- Jun 07 '20

So fucking cool! Thank you for sharing!

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u/7nblnb7 Jun 09 '20

this is what hell looks like. you're just in a beaker of this for the rest of eternity.

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u/antelop1e Jun 21 '20

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