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Hypobromite
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<p>The hypobromite <a href="/facts/Ion/wrbwhF3z">ion</a>, also called alkaline <a href="/facts/Bromine/oLfj3C7D">bromine</a> water, is BrO−. Bromine is in the +1 <a href="/facts/Oxidation_state/W53W6s6V">oxidation state</a>. The Br–O bond length is 1.82 Å. Hypobromite is the bromine compound analogous to <a href="/facts/Hypochlorite/XMJdjAEM">hypochlorites</a> found in common bleaches, and in immune cells. In many ways, hypobromite functions in the same manner as hypochlorite, and is also used as a germicide and antiparasitic in both industrial applications, and in the immune system. </p>