Caesium oxide (
IUPAC
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name), or cesium oxide, describes
inorganic compound
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Inorgan ...
s composed of
caesium
Caesium (IUPAC spelling; also spelled cesium in American English) is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-golden alkali metal with a melting point of , which makes it one of only f ...
and
oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group (periodic table), group in the periodic table, a highly reactivity (chemistry), reactive nonmetal (chemistry), non ...
. Several binary (containing only Cs and O) oxides of caesium are known.
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Caesium oxide may refer to:
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Caesium suboxides ()
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Caesium monoxide (, the most common oxide)
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Caesium peroxide ()
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Caesium sesquioxide ()
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Caesium superoxide
Caesium superoxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It consists of caesium cations and superoxide anions . It is an orange solid.
Preparation
Burning caesium in excess oxygen will produce caesium superoxide.
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Properties
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Caesium ozonide
Caesium ozonide is an oxygen-rich chemical compound of caesium, with the chemical formula . It consists of caesium cations and ozonide anions . It can be formed by reacting ozone with caesium superoxide:
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The compound reacts strongly with any ...
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Caesium compounds