Caesium bromide

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Caesium bromide
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Molar mass 212.809 g/mol[1]
Appearance White solid
Density 4.43 g/cm3[1]
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1.6974 (0.59 μm)
1.6861 (0.75 μm)
1.6784 (1 μm)
1.6678 (5 μm)
1.6439 (20 μm)[3]
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a = 0.4291 nm
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Cubic (Br)
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Caesium chloride
Caesium iodide
Caesium astatide
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Potassium bromide
Rubidium bromide
Francium bromide

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Caesium bromide or cesium bromide is an ionic compound of caesium and bromine with the chemical formula CsBr. It is a white or transparent solid with melting point at 636 °C that readily dissolves in water. Its bulk crystals have the cubic CsCl structure, but the structure changes to the rocksalt type in nanometer-thin film grown on mica, LiF, KBr or NaCl substrates.[6]

Synthesis

Caesium bromide can be prepared via following reactions:

CsOH (aq) + HBr (aq) → CsBr (aq) + H2O (l)
Cs2(CO3) (aq) + 2 HBr (aq) → 2 CsBr (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
  • Direct synthesis:
2 Cs (s) + Br2 (g) → 2 CsBr (s)

The direct synthesis is a vigorous reaction of caesium with bromine. Due to its high cost, it is not used for preparation.

Uses

Caesium bromide is sometimes used in optics as a beamsplitter component in wide-band spectrophotometers.

References

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  1. a b c Haynes, p. 4.57
  2. Haynes, p. 4.132
  3. Haynes, p. 10.240
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  5. Caesium bromide. nlm.nih.gov
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