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Bromine vapour is heavier than air. even so, it spreads upwards in the experiment above. why?​

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Bromine gas is heavier than air due to its atomic weight. Being heavier it still floats in the air due to diffusion and collision between the particles of bromine and air molecules. The particles collide with each other, so the two different gases can mix completely with each other.

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