Rubidium bromide
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Rubidium bromide | |
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IUPAC name Rubidium bromide | |
Other names Rubidium(I) bromide | |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 7789-39-1 |
PubChem | 4670918 |
ChemSpider | 74217 |
Jmol-3D images | {{#if:[Rb+].[Br-]|Image 1 |
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Properties | |
Molecular formula | RbBr |
Molar mass | 165.372 g/mol |
Appearance | white crystalline solid |
Density | 3.350 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 693 °C; 1,279 °F; 966 K |
Boiling point | 1,340 °C; 2,440 °F; 1,610 K |
Solubility in water | 98 g/100 mL |
Hazards | |
EU Index | Not listed |
Flash point | Non-flammable |
Related compounds | |
Other anions | Rubidium fluoride Rubidium chloride Rubidium iodide |
Other cations | Lithium bromide Sodium bromide Potassium bromide Caesium bromide |
(verify) (what is: / ?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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Rubidium bromide is the bromide of rubidium. It has a NaCl crystal structure, with a lattice constant of 685 picometres. [1]
There are several methods for synthesising rubidium bromide. One involves reacting rubidium hydroxide with hydrobromic acid:
- RbOH + HBr → RbBr + H2O
Another method is to neutralize rubidium carbonate with hydrobromic acid:
- Rb2CO3 + 2HBr → 2RbBr + H2O + CO2
Rubidium metal would react directly with bromine to form RbBr, but this is not a sensible production method since rubidium metal is substantially more expensive than the carbonate or hydroxide; moreover, the reaction would be explosive.
References
- ↑ G. Chern, J. G. Skofronick, W. P. Brug ,S. A. Safron (1989). "Surface phonon modes of the RbBr(001) crystal surface by inelastic He-atom scattering". Phys. Rev. B 39 (17): 12838–12844. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.39.12838.
- WebElements. URL accessed March 1, 2006.
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