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| IUPAC name
 Rubidium bromide  | |
| Other names
 Rubidium(I) bromide  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.238 | 
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| Properties | |
| RbBr | |
| Molar mass | 165.372 g/mol | 
| Appearance | white crystalline solid | 
| Density | 3.350 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 693 °C (1,279 °F; 966 K) | 
| Boiling point | 1,340 °C (2,440 °F; 1,610 K) | 
| 98 g/100 mL | |
| −56.4·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | Non-flammable | 
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Other anions  | 
Rubidium fluoride Rubidium chloride Rubidium iodide Rubidium astatide  | 
Other cations  | 
Lithium bromide Sodium bromide Potassium bromide Caesium bromide Francium bromide  | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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Rubidium bromide is the bromide of rubidium. It has a NaCl crystal structure, with a lattice constant of 685 picometres.[1]
There are several methods for synthesising rubidium bromide. One involves reacting rubidium hydroxide with hydrobromic acid:
- RbOH + HBr → RbBr + H2O
 
Another method is to neutralize rubidium carbonate with hydrobromic acid:
- Rb2CO3 + 2 HBr → 2 RbBr + H2O + CO2
 
Rubidium metal would react directly with bromine to form RbBr, but this is not a sensible production method, since rubidium metal is substantially more expensive than the carbonate or hydroxide; moreover, the reaction would be explosive.
References
- ↑ G. Chern; J. G. Skofronick; W. P. Brug; S. A. Safron (1989). "Surface phonon modes of the RbBr(001) crystal surface by inelastic He-atom scattering". Phys. Rev. B. 39 (17): 12838–12844. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.39.12838. PMID 9948158.
 
- WebElements. URL accessed March 1, 2006.
 
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