Rubidium hydride

chemical compound

Rubidium hydride is a chemical compound. It contains rubidium and hydride ions. Its chemical formula is RbH. It is a strong reducing agent and will react with water, air and chlorine violently. It is made by disproportionating hydrogen by reacting hydrogen with rubidium hydroxide. This process also produces rubidium oxide. It is normally made by reacting rubidium and hydrogen.

Rubidium hydride[1]
Names
IUPAC name
Rubidium hydride
Other names
Rubidium(I) hydride
Identifiers
  • 13446-75-8
3D model (JSmol)
  • [H-].[Rb+]
Properties
RbH
Molar mass 86.476 g/mol
Appearance white cubic crystals
Density 2.60 g/cm3
Melting point Decomposes at 170°C
reacts
Structure
cubic, cF8
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Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation
ΔfHo298
-52.3 kJ/mol
Related compounds
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

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  1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–79, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2