rubidium chloride
- Formula: ClRb
- Molecular weight: 120.921
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/ClH.Rb/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FGDZQCVHDSGLHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- CAS Registry Number: 7791-11-9
- Chemical structure:
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE (evaluated) | 8.50 ± 0.03 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.543 ± 0.010 | LPES | Miller, Leopold, et al., 1986 | B |
| >1.53999 | EIAE | Ebinghaus, 1964 | From (RbCl)2; B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | EI | Williams, 1982 | LBLHLM |
| 8.3 ± 0.1 | PE | Potts and Price, 1977 | LLK |
| 8.3 ± 0.1 | PE | Potts, Williams, et al., 1974 | LLK |
| 8.50 ± 0.03 | PI | Berkowitz, 1971 | LLK |
| 8.7 | PE | Goodman, Allen, et al., 1974 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
| Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rb+ | 8.70 ± 0.03 | Cl | PI | Berkowitz, 1971 | LLK |
| Rb+ | 9.2 ± 0.5 | Cl | EI | Hastie and Swingler, 1969 | RDSH |
| Rb+ | 8.9 ± 0.5 | Cl | EI | Bloom, Hastie, et al., 1968 | RDSH |
| Rb+ | 21.17 ± 0.04 | Cl(-) | PE | Potts and Price, 1977 | Vertical value; LLK |
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]
Ebinghaus, 1964
Ebinghaus, H.Z.,
Negative Ionen aus Alkalihalogeniden und Electronenaffinitaten der Alkalimetalle und Alkalihalogenide,
Z. Naturfor., 1964, 19A, 727. [all data]
Williams, 1982
Williams, D.J.,
Mass spectrometric study of the vaporization of the alkali chloride-cuprous chloride systems,
Aust. J. Chem., 1982, 35, 1531. [all data]
Potts and Price, 1977
Potts, A.W.; Price, W.C.,
Photoelectron studies of ionic materials using molecular beam techniques,
Phys. Scr., 1977, 16, 191. [all data]
Potts, Williams, et al., 1974
Potts, A.W.; Williams, T.A.; Price, W.C.,
Photoelectron spectra and electronic structure of diatomic alkali halides,
Proc. Roy. Soc. London A, 1974, 341, 147. [all data]
Berkowitz, 1971
Berkowitz, J.,
Photoionization mass spectrometry photoelectron spectroscopy of high temperature vapor,
Adv. High Temp. Chem., 1971, 3, 123. [all data]
Goodman, Allen, et al., 1974
Goodman, T.D.; Allen, J.D., Jr.; Cusachs, L.C.; Schweitzer, G.K.,
The photoelectron spectra of gaseous alkali halides,
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1974, 3, 289. [all data]
Hastie and Swingler, 1969
Hastie, J.W.; Swingler, D.L.,
Use of the quadrupole mass filter for high-temperature studies,
High Temp. Sci., 1969, 1, 46. [all data]
Bloom, Hastie, et al., 1968
Bloom, H.; Hastie, J.W.; Morrison, J.D.,
Ionization and dissociation of the alkali halides by electron impact,
J. Phys. Chem., 1968, 72, 3041. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy EA Electron affinity IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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