rubidium

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
7440-17-7

[ Name ]:
rubidium

[Synonym ]:
rubidium
EINECS 231-126-6
MFCD00134055

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.53 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

[ Boiling Point ]:
686 °C(lit.)

[ Melting Point ]:
38-39 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Rb

[ Molecular Weight ]:
85.46780

[ Exact Mass ]:
84.91180

[ Appearance of Characters ]:
ingot

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: VL8500000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Rubidium

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 7440-17-7

LAST UPDATED :: 199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: Rb

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 85.47

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 1200 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: 85IXA4 "Structure et Activite Pharmacodyanmique des Medicaments du Systeme Nerveux Vegetatif," Bovet, D., and F. Bovet-Nitti, New York, S. Karger, 1948 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,704,1948 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 67541 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 56 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 7 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS02, GHS05

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H260-H314

[ Supplemental HS ]:
Reacts violently with water.

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P223-P231 + P232-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P370 + P378-P422

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi,C,F

[ Risk Phrases ]:
36/37/38-36/38-34-14/15

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36/37/39-S43-S45-S36

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2031 8/PG 2

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
VL8500000

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
8

Articles

Measurement of blood flow with freely diffusible indicators as inert gases, antipyrine, labelled water and rubidium.

Acta Endocrinol. Suppl. (Copenh.) 158 , 95-111, (1972)

Late-glacial elevated dust deposition linked to westerly wind shifts in southern South America.

Sci. Rep. 5 , 11670, (2015)

Atmospheric dust loadings play a crucial role in the global climate system. Southern South America is a key dust source, however, dust deposition rates remain poorly quantified since the last glacial ...

Solvothermal fabrication of rubidium tungsten bronze for the absorption of near infrared light.

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 13(5) , 3236-9, (2013)

For fabricating the crystal of Rb(x)WO3, the solvothermal process was performed using a mixed medium of water and ethanol as solvent. It has been found that the morphological evolutions of samples wer...