Sodium Bromide

Formula: NaBr

Molecular Weight: 102.894 amu

Melting Point: 755⁰C

Boiling Point: 1390⁰C

State at Room Temperature: Solid

Molecular or Ionic Compound: Ionic Compound

Molecular Geometry: Octahedral

Bond Description:Sodium Bromide is to react the hydroxide with hydrobromic acid. The resulting salt can then be purified by recrystallization.

Uses of Compound: manufacture chemicals; medicine as a sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant; photography

Information: harmful if swallowed, inhaled in large amounts; odorless; sold under the brand name of Sedoneural.