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hydrobromic acid

hydrobromic acid

7.8
A strong acid that can destroy materials, made by dissolving hydrogen bromide gas in water
  • noun
  • /haɪdroʊˈbroʊmɪk ˈæsɪd/
  • Specialized
: ácido hidrobromático
  • When hydrobromic acid is added to certain metals, it produces bromide salts and hydrogen gas.

Examples

  • Handle hydrobromic acid with extreme care, as it is highly corrosive.

  • The laboratory required a fresh bottle of hydrobromic acid for the next experiment.

  • The laboratory uses hydrobromic acid for various experiments.

  • Can you handle hydrobromic acid safely?

  • The laboratory required a fresh bottle of hydrobromic acid for the next experiment.

  • When hydrobromic acid is added to certain metals, it produces bromide salts and hydrogen gas.

  • Handle hydrobromic acid with extreme care, as it is highly corrosive.

Surface Forms

hydrobromic acid singular
hydrobromic acids plural

Morphology

hydrobromic + acid

The compound is morphologically compositional (hydro- / hydrogen + brom- / bromine + -ic) combined with 'acid', so it signals an acid related to hydrogen and bromine. However, the exact technical sense (the acid formed by dissolving hydrogen bromide in water) requires domain-specific chemistry knowledge that an average B1 learner would not have, making the relation only partially transparent.

Etymology

Hydrobromic acid comes from the parts hydro- meaning 'water' or 'hydrogen' and bromic meaning 'from bromine', because it is the strong acid made when hydrogen bromide is mixed into water. So the name tells you it is an acidic solution of hydrogen and bromine.