rubidium
- Formula: Rb
- Molecular weight: 85.4678
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Rb
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IGLNJRXAVVLDKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 7440-17-7
- Chemical structure:
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Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess
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Individual Reactions
( • 4294967295
) +
=
By formula: (Br- • 4294967295Rb) + Rb = Br-
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 26.6 ± 1.0 | kcal/mol | Ther | Miller, Leopold, et al., 1986 | gas phase; Extrapolated by polarizability and radius from experimental data. |
(CAS Reg. No. 106070-95-5 • 4294967295) +
= CAS Reg. No. 106070-95-5
By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 106070-95-5 • 4294967295Rb) + Rb = CAS Reg. No. 106070-95-5
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 32.22 ± 0.25 | kcal/mol | N/A | Miller, Leopold, et al., 1986 | gas phase |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to Rb+ (ion structure unspecified)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE (evaluated) | 4.17713 ± 0.000002 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.485940 ± 0.000044 | LPD | Frey, Breyer, et al., 1978 | Given: 3919.18(16) cm-1; B |
| 0.4860 ± 0.0030 | LPES | Patterson, Hotop, et al., 1974 | B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.17713 | EVAL | Lide, 1992 | LL |
| 4.18 | PE | Williams and Potts, 1976 | LLK |
| 4.17713 ± 0.000002 | S | Moore, 1970 | RDSH |
References
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Miller, Leopold, et al., 1986
Miller, T.M.; Leopold, D.G.; Murray, K.K.; Lineberger, W.C.,
Electron Affinities of the Alkali Halides and the Structure of their Negative Ions,
J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 85, 5, 2368, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451091
. [all data]
Frey, Breyer, et al., 1978
Frey, P.; Breyer, F.; Hotop, H.,
High Resolutions Photodetachment from the Rubidium Negative Ion around the Rb(5p1/2) Threshold,
J. Phys. B: Atom. Mol. Phys., 1978, 11, 19, L589, https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/11/19/005
. [all data]
Patterson, Hotop, et al., 1974
Patterson, T.A.; Hotop, H.; Kasdan, A.; Norcross, D.W.; Lineberger, W.C.,
Resonances in Alkali Negative-Ion Photodetachment and Electron Affinities of the Corresponding Neutrals,
Phys. Rev. Lett., 1974, 32, 5, 189, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.189
. [all data]
Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor),
Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions
in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]
Williams and Potts, 1976
Williams, T.A.; Potts, A.W.,
Complexities in the HeI photoelectron spectra of alkali metal vapours,
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1976, 8, 331. [all data]
Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E.,
Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra,
Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
EA Electron affinity IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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