Rubidium carbonate,
Rb2 C O3, is a convenient compound of
rubidium
Rubidium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Rb and atomic number 37. It is a very soft, whitish-grey solid in the alkali metal group, similar to potassium and caesium. Rubidium is the first alkali metal in the group to have ...
; it is stable, not particularly reactive, and readily soluble in water, and is the form in which rubidium is usually sold.
Preparation
This salt can be prepared by adding
ammonium carbonate
Ammonium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is an ammonium salt of carbonic acid. It is composed of ammonium cations and carbonate anions . Since ammonium carbonate readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon diox ...
to
rubidium hydroxide
Rubidium hydroxide is the inorganic compound with the formula RbOH. It consists of rubidium cations and an equal number of hydroxide anions. It is a colorless solid that is commercially available as aqueous solutions from a few suppliers. Like ...
.
Uses
It is used in some kinds of glass-making to enhance stability and durability and reduce conductivity. It is also used as a part of a catalyst to prepare short-chain alcohols from feed gas.
References
Carbonates
Rubidium compounds
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