Caesium chromate

Caesium chromate
Identifiers
CAS number	13454-78-9
PubChem	61613
ChemSpider	55521
EC number	236-640-4
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES [Cs+].[Cs+].[O-][Cr]([O-])(=O)=O
InChI InChI=1/Cr.2Cs.4O/q;2*+1;;;2*-1/rCrO4.2Cs/c2-1(3,4)5;;/q-2;2*+1 Key: BROHICCPQMHYFY-UICSPCLAAP
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 °C)
Hazards
EU Index	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)
Infobox references

Caesium chromate, the caesium salt of chromic acid, is used to produce caesium vapour by reaction with silicon, boron, or titanium^[2], which is used to in the final stages of creating vacuum tubes; the caesium vapour reacts with the remaining gases, including nitrogen and oxygen^[3].

References

1. ^ Weast, Robert C., ed (1981). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (62nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. B-91. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8. .
2. ^ Liebhafsky, H. A.; Winslow, A. F. (1947), "Cesium Chromate Photo‐Tube Pellets", Journal of Applied Physics (Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 18, No. 12) 18 (12): 1128, doi:10.1063/1.1697594, http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5118547 
3. ^ Emsley, John (2001), Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements, Oxford University Press, p. 81, ISBN 0-19-850340-7, http://books.google.com/?id=j-Xu07p3cKwC&pg=RA1-PA81&lpg=RA1-PA81&dq=%22Caesium+chromate%22+date:1950-2007 .