Caesium fluoride
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Caesium fluoride or cesium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula CsF. A hygroscopic white salt, caesium fluoride is used in the synthesis of organic compounds as a source of the fluoride anion.[5] The compound is noteworthy from the pedagogical perspective as caesium also has the highest electropositivity of all commonly available elements and fluorine has the highest electronegativity.
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IUPAC name
Caesium fluoride | |
Other names
Cesium fluoride | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.156 |
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Properties | |
CsF | |
Molar mass | 151.903 g/mol[1] |
Appearance | white crystalline solid |
Density | 4.64 g/cm3[1] |
Melting point | 703 °C (1,297 °F; 976 K)[1] |
Boiling point | 1,251 °C (2,284 °F; 1,524 K) |
573.0 g/100 mL (25 °C)[1] | |
Solubility | Insoluble in acetone, diethyl ether, pyridine and ethanol 191 g/100 mL in methanol. |
-44.5·10−6 cm3/mol[2] | |
Refractive index (nD) |
1.477 |
Structure | |
cubic, cF8 | |
Fm3m, No. 225[3] | |
Lattice volume (V) |
0.2169 nm3[3] |
Formula units (Z) |
4 |
Octahedral | |
7.9 D | |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
51.1 J/mol·K[4] |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
92.8 J/mol·K[4] |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-553.5 kJ/mol[4] |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
-525.5 kJ/mol[4] |
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Main hazards |
toxic |
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H301, H311, H315, H318, H331, H361f | |
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P310, P311, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P361, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
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Other anions |
Caesium chloride Caesium bromide Caesium iodide Caesium astatide |
Other cations |
Lithium fluoride Sodium fluoride Potassium fluoride Rubidium fluoride Francium fluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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