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Bromine.
Bromine is a highly reactive halogen that exhibits significant chemical activity when interacting with various substances.
Regarding its reactivity with metals, bromine combines violently with alkali metals as well as with aluminum and antimony. While it also reacts with other metals, the intensity of these reactions is generally less violent.1