Caesium nitrate

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Caesium nitrate
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/Cs.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
InChIKey NLSCHDZTHVNDCP-UHFFFAOYAE
Standard InChI InChI=1/Cs.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
Standard InChIKey NLSCHDZTHVNDCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number [7789-18-6]
EC number 232-146-8
UN number 1451
ChemSpider 56425
Properties[1]
Chemical formula CsNO3
Molar mass 194.91 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Density 3.685 g/cm3
Melting point

414 ºC

Boiling point

decomp., see text

Solubility in water 9.16 g/100 ml (0 ºC)
196.8 g/100 ml (100 ºC)
Solubility in acetone soluble
Solubility in ethanol slightly soluble
Hazards[2]
EU index number not listed
GHS pictograms Ox. Sol. 3
GHS signal word WARNING
GHS hazard statements H272
GHS precautionary statements P210, P220, P221, P280, P370+378, P501
Flash point non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Caesium nitrite
Other cations Lithium nitrate
Sodium nitrate
Potassium nitrate
Rubidium nitrate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Caesium nitrate—nitric acid (1/1)
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/Cs.HNO3.NO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/h;(H,2,3,4);/q+1;;-1
Properties[1]
Chemical formula CsNO3·HNO3
Molar mass 257.92 g/mol
Melting point

100 ºC

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Caesium nitrate—nitric acid (1/2)
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/Cs.2HNO3.NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/h;2*(H,2,3,4);/q+1;;;-1
Properties[1]
Chemical formula CsNO3·2HNO3
Molar mass 320.92 g/mol
Melting point

32–36 ºC

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Caesium nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CsNO3. It is used in pyrotechnic compositions, as a colorant and an oxidizer, e.g. in decoys and illumination flares. The caesium emissions are chiefly due to two powerful spectral lines at 852.113 nm and 894.347 nm.

Caesium nitrate prisms are used in infrared spectroscopy, in x-ray phosphors, and in scintillation counters.[3] It is also used in making optical glasses and lenses.

As with other alkali metal nitrates, caesium nitrate decomposes on heating to give caesium nitrite:

CsNO3 → CsNO2 + ½O2

Caesium also forms two unusual acid nitrates, which can be described as CsNO3·HNO3 and CsNO3·2HNO3 (melting points 100 ºC and 36–38 ºC respectively).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  2. HSNO Chemical Classification Information Database, <http://www.ermanz.govt.nz/Chemicals/ChemicalDisplay.aspx?SubstanceID=13721> (accessed 25 August 2009), New Zealand Environmental Risk Management Authority.
  3. The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 13th ed.; Budavari, Susan, Ed.; Merck, 2001; p 345. ISBN 0911910131.

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