caesium chloride
- Formula: ClCs
- Molecular weight: 168.358
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/ClH.Cs/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AIYUHDOJVYHVIT-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- CAS Registry Number: 7647-17-8
- Chemical structure:
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°gas | -240.16 | kJ/mol | Review | Chase, 1998 | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| S°gas,1 bar | 256.07 | J/mol*K | Review | Chase, 1998 | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)
Cp° = 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
Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
t = temperature (K) / 1000.
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| Temperature (K) | 3000. to 6000. |
|---|---|
| A | 37.40015 |
| B | 0.788743 |
| C | -0.003407 |
| D | 0.000292 |
| E | -0.060998 |
| F | -251.5525 |
| G | 300.7522 |
| H | -240.1624 |
| Reference | Chase, 1998 |
| Comment | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°liquid | -434.47 | kJ/mol | Review | Chase, 1998 | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| S°liquid,1 bar | 101.71 | J/mol*K | Review | Chase, 1998 | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔfH°solid | -442.83 | kJ/mol | Review | Chase, 1998 | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| S°solid | 101.18 | J/mol*K | Review | Chase, 1998 | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)
Cp° = 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
Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
t = temperature (K) / 1000.
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| Temperature (K) | 918. to 3000. |
|---|---|
| A | 77.40400 |
| B | -2.657083×10-10 |
| C | 1.483203×10-10 |
| D | -2.568595×10-11 |
| E | -7.771614×10-12 |
| F | -457.5455 |
| G | 195.3798 |
| H | -434.4666 |
| Reference | Chase, 1998 |
| Comment | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
Solid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)
Cp° = 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
Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
t = temperature (K) / 1000.
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| Temperature (K) | 298. to 743. | 743. to 918. |
|---|---|---|
| A | 44.43199 | 60.86214 |
| B | 27.83406 | 3.057421 |
| C | -8.253443 | 1.135405 |
| D | 3.968596 | -0.215987 |
| E | 0.029749 | -0.157675 |
| F | -457.1564 | -459.9764 |
| G | 147.1534 | 173.3226 |
| H | -442.8346 | -442.8346 |
| Reference | Chase, 1998 | Chase, 1998 |
| Comment | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 | Data last reviewed in June, 1968 |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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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
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.46 ± 0.10 | LPES | Miller, Leopold, et al., 1986 | B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | PE | Benson, Novak, et al., 1987 | LBLHLM |
| 8.8 | 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 |
| 7.84 ± 0.05 | PE | Berkowitz, Dehmer, et al., 1973 | LLK |
| 8.3 ± 0.3 | EI | Bloom, Hastie, et al., 1968 | RDSH |
| 8.7 ± 0.1 | PE | Timoshenko and Akopyan, 1974 | Vertical value; LLK |
| 8.5 | PE | Goodman, Allen, et al., 1974 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
| Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cs+ | 8.47 ± 0.07 | Cl | PI | Berkowitz, 1969 | RDSH |
| Cs+ | 17.46 ± 0.04 | Cl(-) | PE | Potts and Price, 1977 | Vertical value; LLK |
| Cs+ | 18.86 ± 0.04 | Cl(-) | PE | Potts and Price, 1977 | Vertical value; LLK |
Constants of diatomic molecules
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Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg
Data collected through November, 1976
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| State | electronic state and / or symmetry symbol |
| Te | minimum electronic energy (cm-1) |
| ωe | vibrational constant – first term (cm-1) |
| ωexe | vibrational constant – second term (cm-1) |
| ωeye | vibrational constant – third term (cm-1) |
| Be | rotational constant in equilibrium position (cm-1) |
| αe | rotational constant – first term (cm-1) |
| γe | rotation-vibration interaction constant (cm-1) |
| De | centrifugal distortion constant (cm-1) |
| βe | rotational constant – first term, centrifugal force (cm-1) |
| re | internuclear distance (Å) |
| Trans. | observed transition(s) corresponding to electronic state |
| ν00 | position of 0-0 band (units noted in table) |
| State | Te | ωe | ωexe | ωeye | Be | αe | γe | De | βe | re | Trans. | ν00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong auotionization peaks 1 at and above 12.4 eV in photoionization Berkowitz, 1969 and electron energy loss spectra Geiger and Pfeiffer, 1968. | ||||||||||||
| ↳Geiger and Pfeiffer, 1968; Berkowitz, 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Absorption continua with maxima at 51500 and 40500 cm-1 Schmidt-Ott, 1931, Barrow and Caunt, 1953, Davidovits and Brodhead, 1967, followed by diffuse absorption bands (Fluctuation b.) from 40850 to 29840 cm-1 Barrow and Caunt, 1953. The chemiluminescence spectrum Oldenborg, Gole, et al., 1974 consists of a long lower-state progression and extends from 29400 to 20800 cm-1. see note d of CsBr. | ||||||||||||
| ↳Schmidt-Ott, 1931; Barrow and Caunt, 1953; Davidovits and Brodhead, 1967; Oldenborg, Gole, et al., 1974 | ||||||||||||
| X 1Σ+ | 0 | 214.17 2 | 0.731 2 | 0.07209149 | 0.00033756 3 | 3.2675E-08 4 | 3.8E-11 | 2.906272 5 | ||||
| ↳Rice and Klemperer, 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Mirowave sp. 6 | ||||||||||||
| ↳Honig, Stitch, et al., 1953; Clouser and Gordy, 1964; Miller, Finney, et al., 1973; Honerjager and Tischer, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Mol. beam el. reson. 7 | ||||||||||||
| ↳Luce and Trischka, 1951; Trischka, 1956; Hebert, Lovas, et al., 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Mol. beam magn. reson. | ||||||||||||
| ↳Mehran, Brooks, et al., 1966 | ||||||||||||
Notes
| 1 | Interpretation analogous to CsBr (see 1 ) |
| 2 | Calculated from the rotational constants Honerjager and Tischer, 1974. Good agreement with the less precise values from the infrared spectrum Rice and Klemperer, 1957. |
| 3 | αv= +3.42E-7(v+1/2)2 + 1.8E-9(v+1/2)3 Honerjager and Tischer, 1974. |
| 4 | also higher order constants Honerjager and Tischer, 1974. |
| 5 | IR sp. |
| 6 | eqQ(35Cl) = +[l.830 - 0.118(v+1/2)] MHz, |eqQ(133Cs)| ≤ 1.1 MHz Hoeft, Tiemann, et al., 1972. gJ = -[0.02815 - 0.00031(v+1/2)] μN Honerjager and Tischer, 1973; see, however, Mehran, Brooks, et al., 1966 who give gJ = (-)0.0212 Mehran, Brooks, et al., 1966. |
| 7 | μel = [10.358 + 0.058(v+1/2)] D Hebert, Lovas, et al., 1968. |
| 8 | Thermochemical value Brewer and Brackett, 1961, confirmed by the photoionization data of Berkowitz, 1969. See also Bulewicz, Phillips, et al., 1961, Scheer and Fine, 1962. |
| 9 | Onset of a broad band in the photoelectron spectrum, maximum (vertical I.P.) at 8.75 eV Potts, Williams, et al., 1974. The photo-electron spectrum was also investigated by Berkowitz, Dehmer, et al., 1973 who find 7.84 and 8.54 eV, respectively. |
References
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Chase, 1998
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Chemiluminescent spectra of alkali-halogen reactions,
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Radiofrequency spectra of CsCl,
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy EA Electron affinity 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 ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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