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  2. Potassium bromide - Wikipedia

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    Potassium bromide (K Br) is a salt, widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with over-the-counter use extending to 1975 in the US. Its action is due to the bromide ion ( sodium bromide is equally effective).

  3. Potassium bromate - Wikipedia

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    Melting point: 350 °C (662 °F; 623 K) ... when a solution containing potassium bromate and bromide is cooled to 0°C, nearly all bromate will precipitate, while ...

  4. Potassium - Wikipedia

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    Melting point: 336.7 ... Potassium is a chemical element; ... Potassium bromide (KBr) was formerly used as a sedative and in photography. [14]

  5. Melting points of the elements (data page) - Wikipedia

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    The Gmelin rare earths handbook lists 1522 °C and 1550 °C as two melting points given in the literature, the most recent reference [Handbook on the chemistry and physics of rare earths, vol.12 (1989)] is given with 1529 °C.

  6. Bromine - Wikipedia

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    Potassium bromide and sodium bromide were used as anticonvulsants and sedatives in the late 19th and early 20th ... decomposes at its melting point of −17.5 °C; ...

  7. Bromide - Wikipedia

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    Bromide compounds, especially potassium bromide, were frequently used as sedatives in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Their use in over-the-counter sedatives and headache remedies (such as Bromo-Seltzer ) in the United States extended to 1975 when bromides were withdrawn as ingredients due to chronic toxicity . [ 14 ]

  8. Potassium fluoride - Wikipedia

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    Melting point: 858 °C (1,576 °F; 1,131 K) (anhydrous) ... Potassium bromide Potassium iodide: Other cations. ... Potassium fluoride is the chemical compound with ...

  9. Category:Alkali metal bromides - Wikipedia

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    Lithium bromide; P. Potassium bromide; R. Rubidium bromide; S. Sodium bromide This page was last edited on 14 May 2018, at 11:39 (UTC). Text is available under the ...