Caesium sulfate

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Caesium sulfate
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/2Cs.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q2*+1;/p-2
InChIKey FLJPGEWQYJVDPF-NUQVWONBAO
Standard InChI InChI=1S/2Cs.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q2*+1;/p-2
Standard InChIKey FLJPGEWQYJVDPF-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number [10294-54-9]
EC number 233-662-6
ChemSpider 23482
Properties[1]
Chemical formula Cs2SO4
Molar mass 361.87 g/mol
Density 4.243 g/cm3, solid
Melting point

1010 ºC

Solubility in water 167 g/100 ml (0 ºC)
Solubility insoluble in ethanol, acetone
Hazards
EU index number not listed
Flash point non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Caesium hydrogensulfate
Other cations Lithium sulfate
Sodium sulfate
Potassium sulfate
Rubidium sulfate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Caesium sulfate is the caesium salt of sulfuric acid. It is used to prepare dense aqueous solutions for use in isopycnic (or "density-gradient") centrifugation.

References

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-92. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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