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Cesium iodide, 99.999% (metals basis), Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Product Code. 11381588
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Cesium iodide is used as an input phosphor in x-ray image intensifier tube of fluoroscopy equipment. It is also used as an equipment for electromagnetic calorimetry in experimental particle physics. It is often employed as a beamsplitter in Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrometers. Cesium iodide is an inorganic scintillator which is mainly used in experimental nuclear physics, high energy physics, nuclear medicine, nuclear tomography, environmental studies and many other fields of use. It is utilized in calorimeters and detectors and also employed as a phosphor in fluoroscopy equipments.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS 7789-17-5
Molecular Formula CsI
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 259.81
MDL Number MFCD00010962
InChI Key XQPRBTXUXXVTKB-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Synonym cesium iodide, caesium iodide, cesium monoiodide, dicesium diiodide, tricesium triiodide, cesiumiodide, cesium iodide cs2i2, cesium iodide cs3i3, unii-u1p3gvc56l
PubChem CID 24601
IUPAC Name cesium;iodide
SMILES [I-].[Cs+]

Specifications

Boiling Point 1280°C
Melting Point 626°C
Color White
Physical Form Crystalline
Quantity 25 g
Merck Index 14,2014
Solubility Information Soluble in water. Soluble in water and ethanol. Slightly soluble in methanol. Insoluble in acetone.
Formula Weight 259.81
Percent Purity 99.999%
Odor Odorless
Refractive Index 1.7876
Sensitivity Hygroscopic
Assay (metals basis)
Chemical Name or Material Cesium iodide
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