6 Br2 + 6 Ba(OH)2 → Ba(BrO3)2 + 5 BaBr2 + 6 H2O

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

10 Br0 + 10 e- → 10 Br-I (reduction)

2 Br0 - 10 e- → 2 BrV (oxidation)

Br2 is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent (disproportionation (dismutation)).

Reactants:

  • Br2
    • Names: Bromine source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Molecular bromine source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Fuming red-to-brown liquid with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Dark reddish-brown, fuming liquid with suffocating, irritating fumes. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • Ba(OH)2
    • Names: Barium hydroxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Caustic baryta source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Barium hydroxide lime source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Ba(OH)2 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • Ba(BrO3)2
    • Names: Barium bromate source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Ba(BrO3)2 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • BaBr2
    • Names: Barium bromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
  • H2O – Water, oxidane source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Water (H2O) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Hydrogen oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27