Sodium bromide is an inorganic compound in its dry form a white crystalline powder with a salty and somewhat bitter taste. The chemical formula for sodium bromide in NaBr. It is a white crystal or white, granular powder having the odour of sulphur dioxide. It does not occur as a natural solid due to its solubility, it is extracted from ocean water along with chlorides, iodides and halites. It possesses anticonvulsant properties of any bromide salt and is one of the most common salts of hydrobromic acid.

Properties of Sodium Bromide 

Chemical formula : NaBr

Density : 3.21 g/cm³

Odour : No odour

Molecular weight/ Molar mass : 102.894 g/mol

Boiling point : 1396 °C

Melting point : 747 °C

Appearance : White, crystalline solid

Solubility : Readily soluble in water

Uses of Sodium Bromide 

Used as a sedative-like other bromides.

Used in the oil and gas drilling industry is a principal consumer of sodium bromide.

Used for its germicidal properties due to liberation of bromine.

Used as an antiseptic, detergent, and as reagent in pharmaceutical preparations.