Caesium, Cs Oxygen, O | |
Caesium ozonide contaminated with caesium superoxide | |
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Caesium ozonide | |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
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| Properties | |
| CsO3 | |
| Molar mass | 180.902 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Dark cherry red powder [1] |
| Density | 3.19 g/cm3 [1] |
| Melting point | 85 °C (185 °F; 358 K) (decomposes) |
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Other anions | |
Other cations | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Caesium ozonide is an oxygen-rich chemical compound of caesium, with the chemical formula Cs O 3. It consists of caesium cations Cs+ and ozonide anions O−3. It can be formed by reacting ozone with caesium superoxide: [2] [3]
The compound reacts strongly with any water in the air forming caesium hydroxide. [3]
If heated to between 70 and 100 °C, caesium ozonide will quickly decompose to caesium superoxide (CsO2). [3] In fact, the compound is metastable to decomposition into caesium superoxide, slowly decomposing at room temperature, but can remain intact for months if stored at −20 °C. [4]
Above around 8 °C, the crystal structure is of the caesium chloride type, with the ozonide ion in place of the chloride ion. At lower temperatures, the crystal structure changes to a structure identical to rubidium ozonide (RbO3), with space group P21/c. [2]