276332

Rubidium

ingot, 99.6% trace metals basis

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Rb
• CAS Number: 7440-17-7
• Molecular Weight: 85.47
• EC Number: 231-126-6
• MDL number: MFCD00134055
• UNSPSC Code: 11101711
• PubChem Substance ID: 24856703
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: 99.6% trace metals basis
• form: ingot
• reaction suitability: reagent type: reductant
• packaging: pkg of Packaged in: Breakseal Ampule
• resistivity: 11.0 μΩ-cm, 20°C
• impurities: 0.2-0.4% Cs
• bp: 686 °C (lit.)
• mp: 38-39 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.53 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: [Rb]
• InChI: 1S/Rb
• InChI key: IGLNJRXAVVLDKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Rubidium is a highly electropositive alkaline metal that can be obtained as a byproduct of refining lithium from lepidolite. It is used in photomultiplier tubes, laser cooling, atomic clock, photocell, nuclear medicine, and specialty glass.

Application

Rubidium can be used as a starting material to synthesize rubidium hydrazinidoborane (RbN₂H₃BH₃).
It can also be used as a reducing agent to synthesize reduced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS02,GHS05
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H260,H314
• Precautionary Statements: P223 - P231 + P232 - P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1
• Supplementary Hazards: EUH014
• Storage Class Code: 4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves