Rubidium selenide

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Rubidium selenide
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Rb+: __ Se2-: __
Names
IUPAC name
Rubidium selenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 250-447-2
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/2Rb.Se/q2*+1;-2
    Key: FQJOSIUDOWCYLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Se-2].[Rb+].[Rb+]
Properties
Rb2Se
Molar mass 249.89
Appearancecolourless, highly hygroscopic crystals [1]
Density 2.912 g/cm3 [2]
3.16 g/cm3 [3]
Melting point 733 °C [2]
hydrolyses [4]
Solubility in other solventssoluble in ethanol and glycerin
Structure
cubic: inverse fluorite structure
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
toxic
GHS labelling:
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H301, H331, H373, H410
Related compounds
Other anions
rubidium oxide, rubidium sulfide, rubidium telluride, rubidium polonide
Other cations
lithium selenide, sodium selenide, caesium selenide, francium selenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Rubidium selenide is an inorganic compound composed of selenium and rubidium. It is a selenide with a chemical formula of Rb2Se. Rubidium selenide is used together with caesium selenide in photovoltaic cells. [5]

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Preparation

Rubidium selenide can be prepared by reacting mercury selenide and metallic rubidium. [6] The elements can be synthesized in liquid ammonia. [7]

Hydrogen selenide can also be dissolved in an aqueous solution of rubidium hydroxide to eventually form rubidium selenide. [8] This method is similar to the method for preparing rubidium sulfide, because they are both chalcogenide compounds.

RbOH + H2Se → RbHSe + H2O
RbHSe + RbOH → Rb2Se + H2O

Crystal structure

Rubidium selenide has cubic crystal structure, which belongs to the antifluorite structure, and the space group is and the lattice parameters are a=801.0 pm, per unit. The unit cell has 4 units. [1]

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