- Rubidium hydroxide
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Name = Rubidium hydroxide
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 1310-82-3
Section2 = Chembox Properties
MolarMass = 102.48 g/mol
Appearance = white solid,hygroscopic
Density = 3.203 g/cm3, solid
Solubility = 180 g/100 ml (15 °C)
MeltingPt = 301 °C
BoilingPt =
Section4 = Chembox Thermochemistry
DeltaHf = −413.8 kJ/mol
Entropy = ? J.K−1.mol−1
Section8 = Chembox Related
OtherAnions = rubidiumcompounds
OtherCations =Lithium hydroxide Sodium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide Caesium hydroxide Water
and all otherhydroxide sRubidium Hydroxide (RbOH) is a strong basic chemical and
alkali that is formed by onerubidium ion and onehydroxide ion.Rubidium hydroxide does not appear in nature. However it can be obtained by
synthesis fromrubidium oxide . In addition, rubidium hydroxide is commercially available in form of anaqueous solution from a few suppliers.Rubidium hydroxide is highly
corrosive , therefore suitable protective clothing, gloves and eye-face protection are required when handling this material.ynthesis
Rubidium hydroxide can be synthesized from
rubidium oxide by dissolving theoxide intowater ::Rb2O(s) + H2O(l) → 2RbOH(aq)
Rubidium hydroxide is also commercially available from a certain number of chemical suppliers in form of 50% or 99% aqueous solution at multiples of 5 g.
Uses
Rubidium hydroxide is rarely used in industrial processes because
potassium hydroxide andsodium hydroxide can perform nearly all the industrial functions of rubidium hydroxide in a less violent and hence safer way.Rubidium hydroxide is used in scientific research. It is often used sparingly to prevent waste of the expensive element
rubidium .Despite the fact that rubidium hydroxide is rarely used in normal industrial processes, it is notable that the synthesis of nearly all rubidium compounds involves rubidium hydroxide as an intermediate. Natural rubidium oxide is added to water, and the resulting reaction forms soluble rubidium hydroxide as a product.
Hazard prevention
Rubidium hydroxide is a corrosive compound that causes immediate burns to the skin on contact. Ultimate care must be carried out when handling this chemical.
In the laboratory, protective clothing, gloves, and eye-face protection made from alkali-resistant materials are to be worn to prevent injury caused by accidental
leakage of rubidium hydroxide onto human skin.Dilution of this strong alkali must be done by adding the hydroxide slowly into the beaker of water.In addition, chemical experiments on this compound must be performed with caution to prevent the great amount of heat released in an
exothermic reaction from causing the solution to boil-over or damage the vessel.ee also
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Potassium hydroxide
*Sodium hydroxide
*Rubidium References
# http://www.webelements.com/webelements/compounds/text/Rb/O1Rb2-18088114.html :Rubidium oxide on WebElements. Accessed in August 2005.
# http://www.chemexper.com/chemicals/supplier/cas/1310-82-3.html :Rubidium hydroxide on ChemExper. Accessed in September 2005.
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