Characteristic

 

Rubidium fluoride (RbF) is the fluoride salt of rubidium. It is a cubic crystal with rock-salt structure.

Chemical formula: RbF

Molar mass: 104.4662 g/mol

Appearance: white crystalline solid

Density: 3.557 g/cm³

Melting point: 795 °C (1,463 °F; 1,068 K)

Boiling point: 1,408 °C (2,566 °F; 1,681 K)

Solubility in water: 130.6 g/100 mL (18 °C)

Magnetic susceptibility (χ): −31.9•10−6 cm³/mol

 

Application

It is used as raw materials for preparation of rubidium metal and various rubidium salts, for the manufacturing of catalyst and for the manufacturing of high energy density micro cells and crystal scintillation counters