Answer to Question #174904 in General Chemistry for Grace

Question

An element x react with bromine to form an ionic compound xBr2

a. State with reasons the physical state of xBr2 at room temperature.

Answer 1

Considering the description we may conclude that the compound is a binary salt. Binary salts are form by a metal and a non metal, one of their characteristics is that the elements are attached by an ionic bond.

The physical properties of XBr2 at room temperature

Crystals, high fusion and boiling points, they conduct water when dissolved in water, they are soluble in water but not in gasoline.