Perbromic acid

Perbromic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:29245 ;
ChemSpider	167074 ;
PubChem CID	192513;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70276715 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/BrHO4/c2-1(3,4)5/h(H,2,3,4,5) Key: LLYCMZGLHLKPPU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/BrHO4/c2-1(3,4)5/h(H,2,3,4,5) Key: LLYCMZGLHLKPPU-UHFFFAOYAZ;
	SMILES O=Br(=O)(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	BrHO4
Molar mass	128.91
Melting point	decomposes before melting, unstable as solid
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	powerful oxidizer
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The compound perbromic acid is the inorganic compound with the formula HBrO₄. It is an oxoacid of bromine. Perbromic acid is unstable and cannot be formed by displacement of chlorine from perchloric acid, as periodic acid is prepared; it can only be made by protonation of the perbromate ion.

Perbromic acid is a strong acid and strongly oxidizing. It is the least stable of the halogen(VII) oxoacids. It decomposes rapidly on standing to bromic acid and oxygen. It reacts with bases to form perbromate salts.

Perbromic acid

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