sulfuric acid is strong enough to dissolve glass and needs to be neutralized before the glassware loses its structural integrity. It also ensures that the ester is uncharged which makes it insoluble in water so the product can be filtered.
The halogens are found in Group7ofthePeriodicTable.If Bromine is a halogen, then that means it would be found in Group 7. Also, elements in Group 7 have 7electronsin itsoutershell,Bromine would have 7 electrons in its outer shell.
