What is a balanced chemical equation for the synthesis of sodium bromide from sodium and bromine?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-31T16:25:02

#2Na + Br_2 rarr 2 NaBr#

Because bromine exists in the form of a diatomic molecule, the equation must be based on one molecule of #Br_2#.

Answer 2 · 2017-03-31T17:07:07

#Na(s) + 1/2Br_2(l) rarr NaBr(s)#

This is not a reaction I would care to do. Bromine is one of the most corrosive substances you use in a lab, and demands a great deal of respect.

Is this a redox equation? How do you know?