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IUPAC names
hydroxy-λ3-bromanone
hydroxidooxidobromine bromous acid | |
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HBrO2 | |
Molar mass | 112.911 g/mol |
Conjugate base | Bromite |
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Hydrobromic acid; hypobromous acid; bromic acid; perbromic acid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bromous acid is the inorganic compound with the formula of HBrO2. It is an unstable compound, although salts of its conjugate base – bromites – have been isolated. In acidic solution, bromites decompose to bromine.[1]