Sodium bromide, an inorganic compound with the chemical formula NaBr, is a colorless cubic crystal or white granular powder, odorless, salty and slightly bitter.
Sodium bromide is easy to absorb moisture in the air and caking, but not deliquing. Sodium bromide is soluble in water and is neutral in aqueous solution. Sodium bromide is slightly soluble in alcohol and can react with dilute sulfuric acid to form hydrogen bromide. Under acidic conditions, sodium bromide can be oxidized and free of bromine.
Sodium bromide can be used in the photographic industry, fragrance industry, printing and dyeing industry and other industries, can also be used for trace determination of cadmium, manufacturing bromide, inorganic and organic synthesis, photographic paper plate and other aspects.