Caesium sulfate or cesium sulfate is the

inorganic compound In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemi ...

and

salt Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in the form of a natural crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quanti ...

with the formula Cs₂SO₄. It is a white water-soluble solid that is used to prepare dense

aqueous solution An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water. It is mostly shown in chemical equations by appending (aq) to the relevant chemical formula. For example, a solution of table salt, or sodium chloride (NaCl), in water would ...

s for use in isopycnic (or "density-gradient") centrifugation. It is isostructural with potassium salt.Nord, A.G. "The crystal structure of cesium sulfate, beta-Cs₂SO₄" Acta Chemica Scandinavica, Series A: 1976, 30, p198. File:TopView10cnK.tif, Coordination sphere of one of two types of Cs⁺ site in Cs₂SO₄. File:SO4sphere.tif, Environment of

sulfate The sulfate or sulphate ion is a polyatomic ion, polyatomic anion with the empirical formula . Salts, acid derivatives, and peroxides of sulfate are widely used in industry. Sulfates occur widely in everyday life. Sulfates are salt (chemistry), ...

anion in β-Cs₂SO₄.

References

External links

Caesium sulfate data sheet from Chemetall
{{sulfur compounds Caesium compounds Sulfates