The Reaction of Liquid Bromine with Aluminium Metal

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A small amount of liquid bromine is poured into an evaporating dish inside of a fume hood.
Liquid bromine is the only liquid non-metallic element and is heavy, mobile and dangerous.
A small piece of aluminium foil is added to the liquid. In a matter of a second, the reaction begins with the orange fumes of bromine gas coming from the dish.

A short time later the exothermic reaction is more violent and much hotter, able to melt the aluminium foil in the dish.

The reaction is dangerous and must be done under a fume hood as the bromine gas is noxious.