Cesium

• Formula: Cs
• Molecular weight: 132.9054519
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Cs Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: TVFDJXOCXUVLDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-46-2
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Caesium
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  • Reaction thermochemistry data
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  • References
  • Notes
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Solid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

(CAS Reg. No. 501951-35-5 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 501951-35-5

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 501951-35-5 • 4294967295Cs) + Cs = CAS Reg. No. 501951-35-5

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (Br^- • 4294967295Cs) + Cs = Br^-

(CAS Reg. No. 131026-50-1 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 131026-50-1

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 131026-50-1 • 4294967295Cs) + Cs = CAS Reg. No. 131026-50-1

(CAS Reg. No. 106070-96-6 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 106070-96-6

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 106070-96-6 • 4294967295Cs) + Cs = CAS Reg. No. 106070-96-6

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
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
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

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Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (Br^- • 4294967295Cs) + Cs = Br^-

References

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Cox, Wagman, et al., 1984
Cox, J.D.; Wagman, D.D.; Medvedev, V.A., CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1984, 1. [all data]

Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

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]

McHugh, Eaton, et al., 1989
McHugh, K.M.; Eaton, J.G.; Lee, G.H.; Sarkas, H.W.; Kidder, L.H.; Snodgrass, J.T.; Manaa, M.R.; Bowen, K.H., Photoelectron Spectra of the alkali metal cluster Anions: Na-,n=2-5, K-,n=2-7, Rb-,n=2-3, and Cs-,n=2-3, J. Chem. Phys., 1989, 91, 6, 3792, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.456861 . [all data]

Scheer, Tho/gersen, et al., 1998
Scheer, M.; Tho/gersen, J.; Bilodeau, R.C.; Brodie, C.A.; Haugen, H.K., Experimental Evidence that the 6s6p2Pj States of Cs- are Shape Resonances, Phys. Rev. Lett., 1998, 80, 4, 684, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.684 . [all data]

Slater, Read, et al., 1978
Slater, J.; Read, F.H.; Novick, S.E.; Lineberger, W.C., Alkali Negative Ions. III. Multichannel Photodetachment of Cs- and K-, Phys. Rev. A, 1978, 17, 1, 201, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.17.201 . [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]

Busse and Weil, 1982
Busse, B.; Weil, K.G., Mass spectrometric studies on the vapour phase composition over solid and fused Cs₃Sb, Ber. Bunsen-Ges. Phys. Chem., 1982, 86, 93. [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]

Nygaard and Hahn, 1974
Nygaard, K.J.; Hahn, Y.B., Ion fluorescene in cesium, Physica, 1974, 75, 333. [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
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°liquid,1 bar	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°solid	Entropy of solid at standard conditions
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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