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hydrogen bromide

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hydrogen bromide
n.
An irritating colorless gas used in the manufacture of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.


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Under the conditions of ablation, it is likely that hydrogen bromide, carbonyl bromide and tribromoacetic acid--all of them very nasty for operators, equipment and the environment--will be emitted.
In particular, Castleman and his coworkers found that it takes five water molecules to dissolve one hydrogen bromide molecule.
Even fire extinguishing chemicals such as Halon, exposed to the high temperatures in a fire, degenerate into hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen bromide.
 
 
 
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