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How is it that the compound forms a liquid at room temperature, yet has a melting point 6 degrees above room temperature?

Well I guess that we must be talking about two different rooms.-- Smokefoot 04:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC) reply

Seriously, the "appearance" entry should be at standard temperature and pressure, as the Chembox template says, shouldn't it? But I don't know for sure if it is still "red to brown". Icek ( talk) 02:52, 12 January 2008 (UTC) reply

It makes really good fake bromine, doesn't it? It did fool early experimenters. ;-) Double sharp ( talk) 06:35, 10 September 2013 (UTC) reply

Once known as "Chloriodic Acid"?