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Tribromide

Tribromide is the anion with the chemical formula Br3−, or salts containing it:Tetrabutylammonium tribromide Tetrabromophosphonium tribromide Pyridinium perbromide

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Tribromide is the anion with the chemical formula Br3, or salts containing it:

Sodium and potassium tribromides can be prepared by reacting NaBr or KBr with aqueous bromine.

Br + Br2 → Br3

Tribromide may also refer to binary chemical compounds containing three bromine atoms: