Caesium chromate

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Caesium chromate
Identifiers
CAS number [13454-78-9]
EC number 236-640-4
ChemSpider 55521
PubChem 61613
Properties[1]
Molecular formula CrCs2O4
Molar mass 381.8 g mol−1
Appearance Yellow crystalline solid
Density 4.237 g/cm3
Solubility in water 71.4 g/100 ml (13 ºC)
Hazards
EU index number 024-017-00-8
Flash point non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Caesium sulfate
Other cations Sodium chromate
Potassium chromate
Ammonium chromate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Caesium chromate is used to produce caesium vapour by reaction with silicon or boron, which is used to in the final stages of creating vacuum tubes; the caesium vapour reacts with the remaining gases, including nitrogen and oxygen.[2]

References

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-91. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.
  2. Emsley, John Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements; Oxford University Press, 2001; p 81. ISBN 0198503407, <http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0198503407&id=j-Xu07p3cKwC&pg=RA1-PA81&lpg=RA1-PA81&ots=lrSYfxaXNm&dq=%22Caesium+chromate%22+date:1950-2007&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=anbEHKeO35oo-C0V5Yc-LkwC8ac>.
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