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Name |
Cesium Oxide |
EINECS | N/A |
CAS No. | 20281-00-9 | Density | g/cm3 |
PSA | 0.00000 | LogP | -0.11880 |
Solubility | very soluble H2O; soluble acids [HAW93] | Melting Point |
490°C |
Formula | Cs2O | Boiling Point | 100°Cat760mmHg |
Molecular Weight | 281.81 | Flash Point | °C |
Transport Information | N/A | Appearance | N/A |
Safety | Ignition or incandescent reaction on contact with water; ethanol; moisture + carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide; sulfur dioxide + heat; or halogens (fluorine; chlorine; or iodine) above 150°C. Reacts with H2O. with formation of CsOH. See also CESIUM. | Risk Codes | N/A |
Molecular Structure | Hazard Symbols | N/A | |
Synonyms |
Cesiumoxide (6CI,8CI); Dicesium monoxide; Dicesium oxide |
Article Data | 71 |
Chemistry informtion about Cesium Oxide (CAS NO.20281-00-9) is:
IUPAC Name: Dicesium Hydroxide
Synonyms: Dicesium Oxide ; Oxydicesium
MF: Cs2O
MW: 281.8103
EINECS: 243-679-0
Density 4.65 g/cm3
Melting point: 490 °C (under N2)
Following is the molecular structure of Cesium Oxide (CAS NO.20281-00-9) is:
L. R. Koller described the first modern photoemissive surface in 1929–30 as a layer of caesium on a layer of caesium oxide on a layer of silver.
Cesium Oxide (CAS NO.20281-00-9) is used in photocathodes to detect infrared signals in devices such as image intensifiers, vacuum photodiodes, photomultipliers, and TV camera tubes. It is a good electron emitter; however, its high vapor pressure limits its usefulness.
Ignition or incandescent reaction on contact with water; ethanol; moisture + carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide; sulfur dioxide + heat; or halogens (fluorine; chlorine; or iodine) above 150°C. Reacts with H2O. with formation of CsOH. See also CESIUM.
RIDADR: 3180
HazardClass: 4.1
PackingGroup: II
Elemental magnesium reduces caesium oxide to elemental caesium, forming magnesium oxide as a side-product:
Cs2O + Mg → Cs + MgO
Cesium Oxide (CAS NO.20281-00-9) is a yellow-orange hexagonal crystals.