Rubidium_carbonate

Rubidium carbonate

Rubidium carbonate

Chemical compound

Rubidium carbonate, Rb2CO3, is a convenient compound of rubidium; it is stable, not particularly reactive, and readily soluble in water, and is the form in which rubidium is usually sold.

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Preparation

This salt can be prepared by adding ammonium carbonate to rubidium hydroxide.[2]

Uses

It is used in some kinds of glass-making by enhancing stability and durability as well as reducing its conductivity. It is also used as a part of a catalyst for preparing short-chain alcohols from feed gas.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Pradyot Patnaik. Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals. McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-049439-8
  2. [2]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rubidium" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 809.
  3. [3]
    Canada Patents


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