Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Nickel(II) bromide NiBr2 is the nickel salt of hydrobromic acid. It can be made by reacting nickel nickel(II) oxide nickel(II) carbonate or nickel(II) hydroxide with hydrobromic acid. It can also be made by reacting nickel with bromine. It is a weak reducing agent.It is yellow-brown rhombohedral hygroscopic and is soluble in water and in ethanol. It dissolves in water to make a blue-green solution typical of soluble nickel(II) compounds. It can be used as a source of the bromide ion.
