A chemical compound with a single carbon atom bonded to chlorine, bromine, and hydrogen atoms in various combinations.
From chloro- + bromo- + methane. Methane is the simplest hydrocarbon (CH₄), and this adds chlorine and bromine atoms. Named systematically to show each halogen present.
Chlorobromomethane is a perfect example of how chemists can take the simplest molecule (methane, the main ingredient in natural gas) and dress it up with fancy halogens to create something entirely new with different properties!
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