Rubidium perchlorate
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Rubidium perchlorate, RbClO4, is the perchlorate
of rubidium
. It is an oxidizing agent
, as are all perchlorate
s.
It has two allotropes. One, below 279 °C crystallizes in orthorhombic crystal system
with lattice constant
s a = 0.927 nm, b = 0.581 nm, c = 0.753 nm. Over 279 °C, it has cubic
structure with lattice constant a = 0.770 nm.
Table of solubility in water:
Perchlorate
Perchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid . They occur both naturally and through manufacturing. They have been used as a medicine for more than 50 years to treat thyroid gland disorders. They are used extensively within the pyrotechnics industry, and ammonium perchlorate is also a...
of rubidium
Rubidium
Rubidium is a chemical element with the symbol Rb and atomic number 37. Rubidium is a soft, silvery-white metallic element of the alkali metal group. Its atomic mass is 85.4678. Elemental rubidium is highly reactive, with properties similar to those of other elements in group 1, such as very rapid...
. It is an oxidizing agent
Oxidizing agent
An oxidizing agent can be defined as a substance that removes electrons from another reactant in a redox chemical reaction...
, as are all perchlorate
Perchlorate
Perchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid . They occur both naturally and through manufacturing. They have been used as a medicine for more than 50 years to treat thyroid gland disorders. They are used extensively within the pyrotechnics industry, and ammonium perchlorate is also a...
s.
It has two allotropes. One, below 279 °C crystallizes in orthorhombic crystal system
Orthorhombic crystal system
In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the seven lattice point groups. Orthorhombic lattices result from stretching a cubic lattice along two of its orthogonal pairs by two different factors, resulting in a rectangular prism with a rectangular base and height , such that a,...
with lattice constant
Lattice constant
The lattice constant [or lattice parameter] refers to the constant distance between unit cells in a crystal lattice. Lattices in three dimensions generally have three lattice constants, referred to as a, b, and c. However, in the special case of cubic crystal structures, all of the constants are...
s a = 0.927 nm, b = 0.581 nm, c = 0.753 nm. Over 279 °C, it has cubic
Cubic crystal system
In crystallography, the cubic crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube. This is one of the most common and simplest shapes found in crystals and minerals....
structure with lattice constant a = 0.770 nm.
Table of solubility in water:
| Temperature (°C) | 0 | 8.5 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 70 | 99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility (g / 100 ml) | 1.09 | 0.59 | 0.767 | 0.999 | 1.30 | 3.442 | 6.72 | 17.39 |