Caesium chromate

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Caesium chromate
Identifiers
CAS number	[56320-90-2]
PubChem	61613
SMILES	[O-][Cr](=O)(=O)[O-].[Cs+].[Cs+]
Properties
Molecular formula	CrCs2O4
Molar mass	381.8 g mol-1
Appearance	Yellow crystalline solid
Solubility in water	71.4 g/100 ml
Related compounds
Other anions	Caesium sulfate
Other cations	Potassium chromate, sodium chromate, ammonium chromate
Related compounds	Caesium dichromate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Caesium chromate is used to produce caesium vapour by reaction with silicon or boron, which is used to in the final stages of creating a vacuum tubes; the caesium vapour reacts with the remaining gases, including nitrogen and oxygen.^[1]

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1. ^ John Emsley (2001), Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198503407, <http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0198503407&id=j-Xu07p3cKwC&pg=RA1-PA81&lpg=RA1-PA81&ots=lrSYfxaXNm&dq=%22Caesium+chromate%22+date:1950-2007&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=anbEHKeO35oo-C0V5Yc-LkwC8ac> 

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