Bromine number

Okay kiddo, bromine number is a way to measure how reactive a chemical called an unsaturated compound is.

Simple terms: If you have a puzzle piece with a missing piece, it's not complete, right? But if you have an extra piece that doesn't fit, that's not quite right either. Unsaturated compounds are a bit like puzzle pieces with missing pieces - they're not complete.

When we want to see how reactive an unsaturated compound is, we use something called bromine. Bromine is a kind of chemical that likes to react with unsaturated compounds.

Scientists use a special test to see how much bromine reacts with the unsaturated compound. This special test gives a number called the bromine number.

The higher the bromine number, the more reactive the unsaturated compound is. So, it's kind of like saying the more missing puzzle pieces, the easier the puzzle is to complete.

But why is this important? Well, scientists can use the bromine number to figure out things like how easily the unsaturated compound can turn into a solid or a liquid, or how quickly it can react with other chemicals.

So, in summary, bromine number is a way to measure how much bromine reacts with an unsaturated compound, which helps us understand how reactive the compound is.