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'''Caesium bromide''', (CsBr), is an ionic [[chemical compound|compound]] of [[caesium]] and [[bromine]]. It has body-centered cubic crystallic structure of [[caesium chloride]] type with [[space group]] ''Pm3m'' and [[lattice constant]] ''a'' = 0.42953 nm. Distance between Cs and Br atoms is 0.30372 nm.
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'''Caesium bromide''', (CsBr), is an ionic [[chemical compound|compound]] of [[caesium]] and [[bromine]]. It has the [[caesium chloride]] structure, with a caesium–bromine distance of 303.72&nbsp;nm.
  
 
== Synthesis ==
 
== Synthesis ==

Revision as of 11:52, 15 August 2009

Caesium bromide
Caesium-bromide-3D-ionic.png
IUPAC name Caesium bromide
Other names Cesium bromide,
Caesium(I) bromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/BrH.Cs/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
InChIKey LYQFWZFBNBDLEO-REWHXWOFAA
Standard InChI InChI=1S/BrH.Cs/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
Standard InChIKey LYQFWZFBNBDLEO-UHFFFAOYSA-M
CAS number [7787-69-1]
EC number 232-130-0
PubChem 24592
Properties
Chemical formula CsBr
Molar mass 212.81 g/mol
Appearance White solid
Density 4.44 g/cm3, solid
Melting point

636 °C

Boiling point

1300 °C

Solubility in water 106.2 g/100 g (15 °C)
124.3 g/100 g (25 °C)
Structure
Crystal structure CsCl
Space group Pm3m, No. 221
Lattice constant a = 429.53 pm
Coordination geometry Cubic (Cs+)
Cubic (Br)
Hazards
EU index number Not listed
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Caesium fluoride,
Caesium chloride,
Caesium iodide
Other cations Sodium bromide,
Potassium bromide
Rubidium bromide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Caesium bromide, (CsBr), is an ionic compound of caesium and bromine. It has the caesium chloride structure, with a caesium–bromine distance of 303.72 nm.

Synthesis

It 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 vigorous reaction as reaction of caesium with other halogens. Due to its expensiveness, it is not used for preparation.

Uses

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

See also

External links

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