Bromine Water 2% Do-It-Yourself instructions [no longer sold as an item]
DG 6.1, DG8 corrosive
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Bromine water 2% Do-It-Yourself instructions [no longer sold as an item ] – see long item description
15578-DIY
use a Bottle, glass amber 1L [Search 1000SU-1L ]
Tare bottle on scale and record original weight as at the end you must make up to bottle weight plus 1000g
Work in the fume hood
Add 28g sodium bromide [ 46208-100g ] ( rinse in with DI water ]
add 22g sodium chlorite [ 46608-100g ] rinse in with DI water ]
make up to about 500ml with water
Add 180g of 4.9% hydrochloric acid. [ 27238-P-1L ]
Shake mix – bromine will be forming
Quickly make up to about 1000g
Place cap on bottle.